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Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)

Subspecies

  • [Celaenorrhinus] galenus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
    - fulgens (Mabille, 1877)
    - maculata (Hampson, 1891)
    - hoehneli (Rogenhofer, 1891)
    - opalinus (Butler, 1901)
    - alluaudi (Mabille & Boullet, 1916)
    - jeanneli (Mabille & Boullet, 1916)
    - bryki (Aurivillius, 1925)

Adult morphologyWingspan20
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1224
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)62
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:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Hypoestes
    - Justicia

  • Acanthaceae
    - Hypoestes
    - Justicia

Records


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