Leucochitonea levubu - White-cloaked skipper

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chesa forest land.

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Distribution: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 315.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 270.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, Online Encyclopaedia p. 122.

Copyright: The Rwanda flora team, 2024-25

The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Leucochitonea levubu .
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402250, retrieved 13 December 2025

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