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Megalopalpus zymna (Westwood, 1851)

- pallida (Aurivillius, 1922)

Adult morphologyWingspan15
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)127
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)539
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

Carnivorous on membracids (Leptocentrus, Anchon, Gargara) and cicadellids (Nehela); accompanied by Pheidole ants

Records


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