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Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)


Adult morphologyWingspan15
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1456
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Poaceae
    - Andropogon canaliculatus
    - Imperata cylindrica
    - Saccharum

  • Poaceae
    - Andropogon canaliculatus
    - Imperata cylindrica
    - Saccharum

Records


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