Lepella
Sign in to saveLepella is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Lepella lepeletier, commonly known as '''Lepeletier's sylph''', which is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of submontane grassland.
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Lepella is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Lepella lepeletier, commonly known as '''Lepeletier's sylph''', which is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of submontane grassland.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
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