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Vanessa cardui (Linné, 1758)


Adult morphologyWingspan30
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)791
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)349
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:

  • Asteraceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Smilacaceae
  • Ulmaceae
  • Urticaceae

Records


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




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