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Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linné, 1758)

Subspecies

  • [Protogoniomorpha] anacardii anacardii (LinnĂ©, 1758)

Adult morphologyWingspan37
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)812
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)338
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
DRF:
Centered on the drier forests, including riverine and forest/savannah transition
DRF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Hypoestes
    - Isoglossa
    - Justicia
    - Mimulopsis
    - Paulowilhelmia
    - Phaulopsis

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Hypoestes
    - Isoglossa
    - Justicia
    - Mimulopsis
    - Paulowilhelmia
    - Phaulopsis

Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe

Records


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