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Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)

- modestus (Overlaet, 1955)
- pyricolor (Stoneham, 1965)
- aethiops (Palisot de Beauvois, [1805])
- aglatonice (Godart, [1819])

Adult morphologyWingspan48
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)811
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)339
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Brillantaisia
    - Isoglossa
    - Mimulopsis
    - Paulowilhelmia

  • Acanthaceae
    - Asystasia
    - Brillantaisia
    - Isoglossa
    - Mimulopsis
    - Paulowilhelmia

Protogoniomorpha parhassus
Photographer: Siep Sinnema

Records
All subspecies
subspecies

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