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Dixeia doxo (Godart, 1819)
Subspecies
[
Dixeia
] doxo doxo (Godart, 1819)
-
voltaensis
(Talbot, 1929)
-
minor
(Talbot, 1929)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
23
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
78
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
212
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
SUD
:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWE
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to East Africa north of the Equator or just south thereof (mainly savannah species)
WWE
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Capparidaceae
- Capparis
Capparidaceae
- Capparis
Dixeia doxo
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011