Apallaga pooanus
Species of butterfly
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Apallaga pooanus, commonly known as the Bitje sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the north-east to the Ituri Forest).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Bitje sprite | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Apallaga |
| Species: | A. pooanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apallaga pooanus Aurivillius, 1910[1] | |
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Adults have been recorded feeding on flowers of Mussaenda species.
