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Common Missile

Meza meza

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Field Notes

Description:

Meza meza, the Common Missile, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Habitat:

The habitat consists of disturbed and successional forests.

Notes:

Adults are attracted to flowers.

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Meza meza

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Common Missile

Meza meza

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Comments (3)
dotun55
Common Missile. Say that again ;) Missile indeed!
DanielePralong
Please verify! The forewing markings seem to match. You've got to love the common name:-) I would hope at least the genus is correct. Here are the others in the genus, some also found in Nigeria (if wiki is to be trusted): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meza_(genus)

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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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