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Acraea polis (Pierre, 1999)


Adult morphologyWingspan35
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1168
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
MEF:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWN:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending only to the Niger River or western Cameroun
WWN

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Urticaceae
    - Boehmeria
    - Musanga cecropioides
    - Myrianthus

  • Urticaceae
    - Boehmeria
    - Musanga cecropioides
    - Myrianthus

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)