Teniorhinus watsoni
Teniorhinus watsoni figure 10
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Teniorhinus
Species:
T. watsoni
Binomial name
Teniorhinus watsoni

Teniorhinus watsoni, Watson's small fox, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests. The species is associated with rivers and swamps.

The larvae feed on Cynometra megalophylla.

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