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Dixeia orbona (Geyer, 1832 [1837])
Subspecies
[
Dixeia
] orbona orbona (Geyer, 1832 [1837])
Adult morphology
Wingspan
22
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
79
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
212
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
SUD
:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
Distribution
Geographical 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.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011