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Melanitis leda (Linné, 1758)
-
fulvescens
(Guénée, 1863)
-
africana
(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
-
zitenides
(Fruhstorfer, 1908)
-
plagiata
(Aurivillius, 1911)
-
helena
(Westwood, [1851])
Adult morphology
Wingspan
35
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
658
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
281
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:
Poaceae
- Apluda
- Bambusa
- Brachiaria
- Capillipedium
- Coix
- Digitaria
- Elephantopus
- Eleusine
- Imperata
- Microstegium
- Miscanthus
- Oryza
- Panicum
- Paspalum
- Pennisetum
- Poa
- Saccharum
- Setaria
- Sorghum
- Stenotaphrum
- Thysanolaena
- Zea
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
- Apluda
- Bambusa
- Brachiaria
- Capillipedium
- Coix
- Digitaria
- Elephantopus
- Eleusine
- Imperata
- Microstegium
- Miscanthus
- Oryza
- Panicum
- Paspalum
- Pennisetum
- Poa
- Saccharum
- Setaria
- Sorghum
- Stenotaphrum
- Thysanolaena
- Zea
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
^
Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011