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Hypolimnas misippus (Linné, 1764)

- alcippoides (Butler, 1883)
- dorippoides (Aurivillius, 1898)
- immima (Bernardi, 1959)
- inaria (Cramer, [1779])

Adult morphologyWingspan36
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)801
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)337
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:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Blepharis
    - Justicia
    - Pseuderanthemum
    - Ruellia
  • Amaranthaceae
    - Amaranthus
  • Arecaceae
    - Elaeis
  • Convolvulaceae
    - Ipomoea
  • Malvaceae
    - Abelmoschus
    - Abutilon
    - Hibiscus
  • Moraceae
    - Ficus, [doubtful]
  • Portulacaceae
    - Portulaca
    - Talinum

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Blepharis
    - Justicia
    - Pseuderanthemum
    - Ruellia
  • Amaranthaceae
    - Amaranthus
  • Arecaceae
    - Elaeis
  • Convolvulaceae
    - Ipomoea
  • Malvaceae
    - Abelmoschus
    - Abutilon
    - Hibiscus
  • Moraceae
    - Ficus ([doubtful])
  • Portulacaceae
    - Portulaca
    - Talinum

Records


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