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Tirumala petiverana (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)

- leonora (Butler, 1866)
- phrynichus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
- septentrionides (Stoneham, 1958)

Adult morphologyWingspan43
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)648
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)270
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Daemia
    - Hoya
    - Marsdenia
    - Pergularia

  • Asclepiadaceae
    - Daemia
    - Hoya
    - Marsdenia
    - Pergularia

Records

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