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Andronymus neander
	Andronymus neander figure 23
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Andronymus
Species:	A. neander
Binomial name
	Andronymus neander; (Plötz, 1884)
Synonyms
	Apaustus neander Plötz, 1884; Ancyloxypha producta Trimen & Bowker, 1889; Andronymus neander torosa Evans, 1947; Andronymus thomasi Riley, 1928;

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Andronymus neander, the common dart or nomad dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,400 metres.^[2]

The wingspan is 38–46 mm for males and 42–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in South Africa. There are continuous generations year-round further north.^[3]

The larvae feed on Brachystegia species (including Brachystegia spiciformis), Afzelia africana and Acridocarpus smeathmannii.

Subspecies

Andronymus neander neander (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
Andronymus neander thomasi Riley, 1928 (São Tomé and Príncipe)

References

^ Andronymus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Andronymus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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+{{Speciesbox
 | image = HollandHesperiidaeAfricaPlate2.jpg
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 | image_caption = ''Andronymus neander'' figure 23
+| taxon = Andronymus neander
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| authority = ([[Carl Plotz|Plötz]], 1884)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/andronymus/index.html ''Andronymus''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
-| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
-| familia = [[Hesperiidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Andronymus]]''
-| species = '''''A. neander'''''
-| binomial = ''Andronymus neander''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Plotz|Plötz]], 1884)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/andronymus/index.html ''Andronymus''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
 | synonyms =
 *''Apaustus neander'' <small>Plötz, 1884</small>
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 *''Andronymus thomasi'' <small>Riley, 1928</small>
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-'''''Andronymus neander''''', the '''common dart''' or '''nomad dart''', is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Hesperiidae]] family. It is found in tropical [[Africa]]. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,400 metres.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref>
+'''''Andronymus neander''''', the '''common dart''' or '''nomad dart''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Hesperiidae]]. It is found in tropical [[Africa]]. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,400 metres.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref>
-The [[wingspan]] is 38–46&nbsp;mm for males and 42-48&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in South Africa. There are continuous generations year-round further north.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
+The [[wingspan]] is 38–46&nbsp;mm for males and 42–48&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in South Africa. There are continuous generations year-round further north.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
 The larvae feed on ''[[Brachystegia]]'' species (including ''[[Brachystegia spiciformis]]''), ''[[Afzelia africana]]'' and ''[[Acridocarpus smeathmannii]]''.
 ==Subspecies==
-*''Andronymus neander neander'' (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
+*''Andronymus neander neander'' (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
 *''Andronymus neander thomasi'' <small>Riley, 1928</small> (São Tomé and Príncipe)
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Butterflies described in 1884]]
 [[Category:Erionotini]]
 [[Category:Butterflies of Africa]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Plötz]]