Gorgyra is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Larvae feed mainly on Connaraceae, including Rourea. Other recorded larval food plants include Drypetes and Macadamia.Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni and Luis M. Hernández HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants onlineMatthew J. W. Cock & T. Colin E. Congdon Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders (Zootaxa 3724) pdf Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna.
Species Gorgyra aburae (Plötz, 1879) Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909 Gorgyra aretina (Hewitson, 1878) Gorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929 Gorgyra bina Evans, 1937 Gorgyra bule Miller, 1964 Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937 Gorgyra diversata Evans, 1937 Gorgyra heterochrus (Mabille, 1890) Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894) Gorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949 Gorgyra minima Holland, 1896 Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896 Gorgyra pali Evans, 1937 Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896 Gorgyra sara Evans, 1937 Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937 Gorgyra subfacatus (Mabille, 1890) Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896 Gorgyra vosseleri Grünberg, 1907 Gorgyra warreni Collins & Larsen, 2008
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77