Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773])

Subspecies

• [Phalanta] phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
  

Adult morphology	Wingspan	27
Literature references	Species number (Larsen 2005)	1200
	Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)	327
Habitat	Habitat preference [1]	UBQ: Can be found in nearly all types of habitats UBQ
Distribution	Geographical distribution [2]	AFR: Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

• Celastraceae
  - Gymnosporia
  - Maytenus

• Euphorbiaceae
  - Petalostigma

• Flacourtiaceae
  - Aberia
  - Dovyalis
  - Flacourtia
  - Oncoba
  - Scolopia
  - Trimeria
  - Xylosma

• Rubiaceae
  - Canthium
  - Ixora

• Salicaceae
  - Populus
  - Salix

• Smilacaceae
  - Smilax

• Violaceae
  - Viola, [doubtful]

• Celastraceae
  - Gymnosporia
  - Maytenus
• Euphorbiaceae
  - Petalostigma
• Flacourtiaceae
  - Aberia
  - Dovyalis
  - Flacourtia
  - Oncoba
  - Scolopia
  - Trimeria
  - Xylosma
• Rubiaceae
  - Canthium
  - Ixora
• Salicaceae
  - Populus
  - Salix
• Smilacaceae
  - Smilax
• Violaceae
  - Viola ([doubtful])