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Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

- pyrene (Swainson, 1821)
- hyblaea (Boisduval, 1836)
- rhadia (Boisduval, 1836)
- marcellina (Butler, 1876)
- aleurona (Butler, 1880)
- rufosparsa (Butler, 1880)
- swainsoni (Westwood, 1881)
- subpyrene (Strand, 1911)
- inornata (Dufrane, 1947)
- biannulata (Dufrane, 1947)
- houzeaui (Dufrane, 1947)
- peregrina (Stoneham, 1957)
- duplicata (Stoneham, 1957)
- wandriana (Stoneham, 1957)

Adult morphologyWingspan33
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)36
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)169
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Cassia
    - Sesbania
  • Malvaceae
    - Gossypium, [doubtful]

  • Fabaceae
    - Cassia
    - Sesbania
  • Malvaceae
    - Gossypium ([doubtful])

Records

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