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Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, [1781])
Subspecies
[
Catacroptera
] cloanthe ligata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
-
fuscata
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
29
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
824
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
347
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:
Acanthaceae
- Asystasia
- Barleria
- Justicia
- Phaulopsis
- Ruellia
Asclepiadaceae
- Gomphocarpus
Acanthaceae
- Asystasia
- Barleria
- Justicia
- Phaulopsis
- Ruellia
Asclepiadaceae
- Gomphocarpus
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011