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Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

- lysimon (Hübner, [1803-1804])

Adult morphologyWingspan11
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)635
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)649
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:


- Amaranthus
- Cajanus
- Chenopodium
- Euphorbia
- Lotus
- Medicago
- Oxalis
- Pisum
- Spinacea
- Tribulus (Later instars are occasionally 'milked' by ants)
- Trigonella
- Zornia

Records

All subspecies
subspecies

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