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The Common Hottentot Skipper or Plain Hottentot Skipper (''Gegenes niso'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Africa. It is found in a wide range of habitats, including savanna, grassland and open patches in forests.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae )〕 The wingspan is 29–33 mm for males and 29–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas (with a peak from October to March) and from October to March in cooler areas.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Ehrharta'' species (including ''Ehrharta erecta''), ''Pennisetum clandestinum'', ''Zea'' and ''Cynodon'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Gegenes niso niso'' (southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province) *''Gegenes niso brevicornis'' (Plötz, 1884) – Plain Hottentot (west, central and east Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gegenes niso」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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