{{Short description|Species of butterfly}} {{Speciesbox | image = Borbo gemella.jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Borbo gemella | authority = (Mabille, 1884)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/borbo/index.html ''Borbo''], Site of Markku Savela</ref> | synonyms = *''Pamphila gemella'' <small>Mabille, 1884</small> }} '''''Borbo gemella''''', the '''twin swift''', is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna and forests.
The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are attracted to flowers and males mud-puddle. They are on wing year round, with a peak in March and April.
The larvae feed on ''Ehrharta'', ''Triticum'', ''Saccharum'' and ''Zea'' species.
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Category:Butterflies described in 1884 gemella Category:Butterflies of Africa Category:Taxa named by Paul Mabille Category:Butterflies of Asia
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