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Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, 1781)

Subspecies

  • [Leptosia] alcesta alcesta (Stoll, 1781)
    - narica (Fabricius, 1793)
    - cepheus (Ehrmann, 1894)

Adult morphologyWingspan19
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)88
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)226
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:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Capparis
    - Ritchiea

  • Capparidaceae
    - Capparis
    - Ritchiea

Records


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