''Artitropa alaotrana'' is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. It is found on

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

(the Antsianaka district).Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
/ref> The habitat consists of forests.

References

Butterflies described in 1916 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Charles Oberthür Lepidoptera of Madagascar {{Hesperiinae-stub