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Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)

- elegans (Mabille, 1877)
- umbrata (Butler, 1879)
- octofenestrata (Saalmüller, 1884)
- albirostris (Mabille, [1887])

Adult morphologyWingspan17
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1444
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)131
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:

  • Poaceae
    - Andropogon
    - Ehrharta
    - Zea

  • Poaceae
    - Andropogon
    - Ehrharta
    - Zea

Records


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