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Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)

Subspecies

  • [Spialia] diomus diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
    - machacoana (Butler, 1899)

Adult morphologyWingspan13
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1267
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)79
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
    - Pavonia
    - Sida
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Hermannia
    - Waltheria
  • Tiliaceae
    - Triumfetta

  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
    - Pavonia
    - Sida
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Hermannia
    - Waltheria
  • Tiliaceae
    - Triumfetta

Records


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