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Dixeia orbona (Geyer, 1832 [1837])

Subspecies

  • [Dixeia] orbona orbona (Geyer, 1832 [1837])

Adult morphologyWingspan22
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)79
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)212
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWE:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to East Africa north of the Equator or just south thereof (mainly savannah species)
WWE

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Capparis

  • Capparidaceae
    - Capparis

Records


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