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Spialia diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
Subspecies
[
Spialia
] diomus diomus (Hopffer, 1855)
-
machacoana
(Butler, 1899)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
13
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
1267
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
79
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
SUD
:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Malvaceae
- Hibiscus
- Pavonia
- Sida
Sterculiaceae
- Hermannia
- Waltheria
Tiliaceae
- Triumfetta
Malvaceae
- Hibiscus
- Pavonia
- Sida
Sterculiaceae
- Hermannia
- Waltheria
Tiliaceae
- Triumfetta
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011