Butterflies and Moths of West Africa
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Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
Subspecies
[
Gegenes
] niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
13
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
1459
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
135
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
GUI
:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Poaceae
- Ehrharta
- Pennisetum
- Zea
Poaceae
- Ehrharta
- Pennisetum
- Zea
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011