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Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

- valmaran (Wallengren, 1857)

Adult morphologyWingspan25
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1208
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)57
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:

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Marsdenia
  • Fabaceae
    - Indigofera
  • Malpighiaceae
    - Acridocarpus

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Marsdenia
  • Fabaceae
    - Indigofera
  • Malpighiaceae
    - Acridocarpus

Records


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