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Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])

Subspecies

  • [Coeliades] forestan forestan (Stoll, [1782])

Adult morphologyWingspan25
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1207
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)56
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:

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Dregea
    - Marsdenia
  • Combretaceae
    - Combretum
    - Quisqualis
    - Terminalia
  • Fabaceae
    - Canavalia
    - Cassia
    - Crotalaria
    - Indigofera
    - Millettia
    - Phaseolus
    - Robinia
    - Sesbania
  • Geraniaceae
    - Geranium
  • Malpighiaceae
    - Sphedamnocarpus
  • Malvaceae
    - Gossypium
  • Rutaceae
    - Conchocarpus
  • Solanaceae
    - Solanum

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Dregea
    - Marsdenia
  • Combretaceae
    - Combretum
    - Quisqualis
    - Terminalia
  • Fabaceae
    - Canavalia
    - Cassia
    - Crotalaria
    - Indigofera
    - Millettia
    - Phaseolus
    - Robinia
    - Sesbania
  • Geraniaceae
    - Geranium
  • Malpighiaceae
    - Sphedamnocarpus
  • Malvaceae
    - Gossypium
  • Rutaceae
    - Conchocarpus
  • Solanaceae
    - Solanum

Records


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