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Triclema nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)
-
lydia
(Hulstaert, 1924)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
10
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
556
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
631
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
GUI
:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWN
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending only to the Niger River or western Cameroun
WWN
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Fabaceae
- Acacia
- Dichrostachys
, Oviposition (associated with Crematogaster ants)
Fabaceae
- Acacia
- Dichrostachys
(Oviposition (associated with Crematogaster ants))
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011