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Lampides boeticus (Linné, 1767)


Adult morphologyWingspan16
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)567
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)637
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Astragulus
    - Cajanus
    - Canavalia
    - Colutea
    - Crotalaria
    - Cytisus
    - Derris
    - Dolichos
    - Indigofera
    - Lathyrus
    - Lupinus
    - Medicago
    - Phaseolus
    - Pisum
    - Podalyria
    - Sesbania
    - Spartium
    - Sutherlandia
    - Tephrosia
    - Ulex
    - Virgilia, Larvae burrowed into buds or pods and feed on seeds (associated with ants)

  • Fabaceae
    - Astragulus
    - Cajanus
    - Canavalia
    - Colutea
    - Crotalaria
    - Cytisus
    - Derris
    - Dolichos
    - Indigofera
    - Lathyrus
    - Lupinus
    - Medicago
    - Phaseolus
    - Pisum
    - Podalyria
    - Sesbania
    - Spartium
    - Sutherlandia
    - Tephrosia
    - Ulex
    - Virgilia (Larvae burrowed into buds or pods and feed on seeds (associated with ants))

Records


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