Butterflies and Moths of West Africa
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Gnophodes chelys (Fabricius, 1793)
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pythia
(Fabricius, 1793)
-
harpa
(Karsch, 1893)
-
iris
(Bartel, 1905)
-
minchini
(Heron, 1909)
-
magniplaga
(Heron, 1909)
-
elucidata
(Grünberg, 1910)
-
morpena
(Westwood, [1851])
Adult morphology
Wingspan
35
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
657
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
280
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:
Poaceae
- Setaria
Poaceae
- Setaria
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011