| Gegenes pumilio | (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) |
TL: Africa
Habitat
- Rocky ravines
- Savanna
- Sunny mountainsides
Similar species
26-28 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàSageta petita 
EnglishPigmy Skipper 
EspañolVeloz Menor 
FrançaisHespérie du Barbon 
HrvatskiOpskurni debeloglavac 
NederlandsKlein kustdikkopje 
PolskiKarłątek pumilio 
ShqipPumilia 
TürkçeCüce Zýpzýp 
ΕλληνικάΜεσογειακή εσπερίδα 
ייִדישהספרית שחורה
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Cynodon Bermuda Grass Poaceae Ehrharta Veldtgrass Poaceae Gramineae Grass Poaceae Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio pygmaeus Cyrillo, 1787 Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 Hesperia aetna Boisduval, 1828 Philoodus lefebvrei Rambur, 1840
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy euroButterflies Matt Rowling 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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