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Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)

Subspecies

  • [Borbo] fatuellus fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
    - caffraria (Plötz, 1883)
    - cinerea (Mabille; Holland, 1896)

Adult morphologyWingspan19
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1453
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)133
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:

  • Poaceae
    - Ehrharta
    - Panicum
    - Pennisetum
    - Setaria

  • Poaceae
    - Ehrharta
    - Panicum
    - Pennisetum
    - Setaria

Records

All subspecies
subspecies fatuellus

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