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Acraea zetes (Linné, 1758)

Subspecies

  • [Acraea] zetes zetes (Linné, 1758)
    - menippe (Drury, 1782)
    - mycenaea (Hübner, [1819])
    - jalema (Godart, [1819])

Adult morphologyWingspan35
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1180
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)247
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWT:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Barleria
  • Flacourtiaceae
    - Hydnocarpus
    - Smeathmannia
  • Passifloraceae
    - Adenia
    - Passiflora
    - Tacsonia
    - Tryphostemma

  • Flacourtiaceae
    - Hydnocarpus
    - Smeathmannia
  • Passifloraceae
    - Adenia
    - Barleria
    - Passiflora
    - Tacsonia
    - Tryphostemma

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011