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Euphaedra harpalyce (Cramer, [1777])

Subspecies

  • [Euphaedra] harpalyce harpalyce (Cramer, [1777])
    - lakuma (Butler, 1870)
    - fasciata (Staudinger, 1886)

  • [Euphaedra] harpalyce evanescens (Hecq, 1995)

Adult morphologyWingspan41
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1118
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)406
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Sapindaceae
    - Allophylus
    - Blighia
    - Lecaniodiscus
    - Paullinia
    - Phialodiscus

  • Sapindaceae
    - Allophylus
    - Blighia
    - Lecaniodiscus
    - Paullinia
    - Phialodiscus

Euphaedra harpalyce
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe

Records


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