Ortholexis melichroptera
Species of butterfly
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Ortholexis melichroptera, the black scarce sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.[1] It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (the Cross River Loop), Cameroon and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ortholexis |
| Species: | O. melichroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ortholexis melichroptera Karsch, 1895 | |
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