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Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)

- ophion (Drury, 1782)
- ophelia (Evans, 1937)

Adult morphologyWingspan23
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1232
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)65
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Dioscoreaceae
    - Dioscorea
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia

  • Dioscoreaceae
    - Dioscorea
  • Tiliaceae
    - Grewia

Records


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