Borbo gemella Mabille 1884

[Borbo gemella (Mabille)]
Pamphila gemella Mabille, 1884: 187 (Madagascar).
Although this species is unrecorded from Liberia, it should occur there since Evans (1937: 184-185) records specimens from almost all countries south of the Sahara and Berger (1962: 462) mentions records from Guinea and Ivory Coast. There is another record from Guinea by Condamin ( 1961 : 251 ). We only have specimens before us from Nyasaland, Transvaal and Madagascar.

Borbo gemella, the twin swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna and forests.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are attracted to flowers and males mud-puddle. They are on wing year round, with a peak in March and April.

The larvae feed on Ehrharta, Triticum, Saccharum and Zea species.