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Gegenes pumilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Pyrginae
Genus:	Gegenes
Species:	G. pumilio
Binomial name
	Gegenes pumilio; (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Synonyms
	Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804; Papilio aetna Boisduval, 1840; Philoodus lefebvrii Rambur, 1842; Gegenes pygmaeus Cyrillo, 1787; Gegenes aetna Boisduval, 1840; Gegenes lefebvrei Rambur, 1840;

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The Pigmy Skipper or Dark Hottentot (Gegenes pumilio) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through Anatolia to the Himalaya and south in the whole of Africa.

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae and Ehrharta erecta.

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-The '''Pigmy Skipper''' or '''Dark Hottentot''' (''Gegenes pumilio'') is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Hesperiidae]] family. It is found from the coasts of the [[Mediterainean Sea]] through [[Anatolia]]  to the [[Himalaya]] and south in the whole of [[Africa]].
+The '''Pigmy Skipper''' or '''Dark Hottentot''' (''Gegenes pumilio'') is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Hesperiidae]] family. It is found from the coasts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through [[Anatolia]]  to the [[Himalaya]] and south in the whole of [[Africa]].
 The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.