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''Pyrrhochalcia'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, ''Pyrrhochalcia iphis'', the African Giant Skipper, which is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and Angola.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae )〕 It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The habitat consists of forests, including dry coastal forests. Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers, including coral creeper. Males are also attracted to bird droppings and are known to mud-puddle. The larvae feed on ''Psychotria calva'', ''Acridocarpus smeathmanni'', ''Dissotis'', ''Anacardia'' and ''Ancistrophyllum'' species. ==Description== Upper side: antennae thickest in the middle. Head scarlet. thorax and abdomen black. All the wings green brassy-coloured, the nerves black, those parts that surround the body being of a raven black. The tips of the anterior wings orange-coloured. Under side: palpi scarlet and hairy, the extremities being small and black. Breast, legs, sides, and abdomen black. Anus scarlet. Wings of a yellower brassy hue than on the upper side. Superior wings tipped with orange, but next the body greenish black; the same colour occupying the external edges of the posterior wings. Wing-span 4 inches (100 mm). 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「Pyrrhochalcia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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