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Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, [1781])

Subspecies

  • [Catacroptera] cloanthe ligata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
    - fuscata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Adult morphologyWingspan29
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)824
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)347
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:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Barleria
    - Justicia
    - Phaulopsis
    - Ruellia
  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Gomphocarpus

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Barleria
    - Justicia
    - Phaulopsis
    - Ruellia
  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Gomphocarpus

Records


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