Borbo holtzii, the variable swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa, including south-eastern Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (the Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal) and Eswatini. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Borbo |
| Species: | B. holtzii
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| Borbo holtzii | |
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Adults are on wing year round, but are most common in winter.
The larvae feed on Rottboellia megaphylla.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Borbo holtzii.
- ^ Borbo, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
