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Celaenorrhinus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
[
Celaenorrhinus
] galenus galenus (Fabricius, 1793)
-
fulgens
(Mabille, 1877)
-
maculata
(Hampson, 1891)
-
hoehneli
(Rogenhofer, 1891)
-
opalinus
(Butler, 1901)
-
alluaudi
(Mabille & Boullet, 1916)
-
jeanneli
(Mabille & Boullet, 1916)
-
bryki
(Aurivillius, 1925)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
20
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
1224
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
62
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
ALF
:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Acanthaceae
- Hypoestes
- Justicia
Acanthaceae
- Hypoestes
- Justicia
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011