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Acraea neobule (Doubleday, [1847])

Subspecies

  • [Acraea] neobule neobule (Doubleday, [1847])
    - mhondana (Vuillot, 1891)
    - arabica (Rebel, 1899)
    - socotrana (Rebel, 1907)
    - zambesina (Aurivillius, 1909)
    - braesioides (Wichgraf, 1914)
    - guttata (Wichgraf, 1914)
    - incredibilis (Le Doux, 1922)
    - camaenopsis (Le Doux, 1923)
    - kibwezina (Le Doux, 1928)
    - isabellina (Stoneham, 1943)
    - didalis (Stoneham, 1943)
    - montana (Stoneham, 1943)
    - macra (Storace, 1949)
    - pallidepicta (Storace, 1949)
    - sheba (Gabriel, 1954)

Adult morphologyWingspan23
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1185
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)240
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Barleria
  • Passifloraceae
    - Adenia
    - Passiflora
    - Tryphostemma
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Corchorus
  • Violaceae
    - Hybanthus

  • Passifloraceae
    - Adenia
    - Barleria
    - Passiflora
    - Tryphostemma
  • Tiliaceae
    - Corchorus
  • Violaceae
    - Hybanthus

Records


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