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Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, 1824)
Subspecies
[
Cupidopsis
] cissus cissus (Godart, 1824)
-
catharina
(Trimen, 1862)
-
abberans
(Butler, 1878)
-
albiradiatus
(Stoneham, 1938)
-
immaculatus
(Stoneham, 1938)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
16
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
596
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
634
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
GUI
:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Fabaceae
- Eriosema
- Vigna
, Feed on flowers and by burrowing into developing seeds (visited by ants)
Fabaceae
- Eriosema
- Vigna
(Feed on flowers and by burrowing into developing seeds (visited by ants))
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011