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Osmodes laronia HEWITSON, 1868

Family - HESPERIIDAE

subfamily - HESPERIINAE

Tribe -

Osmodes laronia

Introduction

The genus Osmodes comprises of 15 species, all of which are entirely African in distribution.

Osmodes laronia is the commonest and most widespread member of the genus, being found from Liberia to Kenya.

Habitats

This species is found mainly along tracks and roads through degraded forest.

Osmodes laronia, male, Bobiri forest, Ghana

Lifecycle

The larval foodplants include Marantochloa, Thalia and Thaumatococcus ( Marantaceae ).

Adult behaviour

The butterflies are usually encountered in two's and three's in forest edge habitats. Most sightings are in the early morning, when both sexes can be seen basking in the typical Hesperiine posture, on the leaves of trees and bushes, at heights between 1-5 metres above ground level.

Osmodes laronia, female, Bobiri forest, Ghana

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