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Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)

- gaika (Trimen, 1862)
- mylica (Guenée, 1863)
- cleodora (Walker, 1870)
- perparva (Saalmüller, 1884)

Adult morphologyWingspan11
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)637
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)650
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
    - Chaetacanthus
    - Dischoriste
    - Justicia
    - Phaulopsis
    - Ruellia
  • Oxalidaceae
    - Oxalis
  • Verbenaceae
    - Lantana
  • Zygophyllaceae
    - Tribulus, On buds and young shoots

  • Acanthaceae
    - Chaetacanthus
    - Dischoriste
    - Justicia
    - Phaulopsis
    - Ruellia
  • Oxalidaceae
    - Oxalis
  • Verbenaceae
    - Lantana
  • Zygophyllaceae
    - Tribulus (On buds and young shoots)

Records


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