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Catacroptera

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Pirate
C. cloanthe subsp. ligata
C. cloanthe subsp. cloanthe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Kallimini
Genus: Catacroptera
Karsch, 1894
Species:
C. cloanthe
Binomial name
Catacroptera cloanthe
(Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Papilio cloanthe Stoll, 1781
  • Precis cloantha var. obscurior Staudinger, 1885
  • Catcroptera cloanthe intermedia Rothschild, 1918

Catacroptera is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of grassland and savanna. Adults are on wing year round, but from September to April in cooler areas.

Food plants

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The larvae feed on Justicia protracta, Barleria stuhlmanni, Ruellia cordata, Asystasia gangetica, Barleria opaca, Ruellia togoensis, Chaetacanthus setiger, Asclepias and Phaulopsis species.[1]

Subspecies

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  • C. c. subsp. cloanthe – East and southern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape)
  • C. c. subsp. ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – West Africa: south-eastern Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon

References

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  1. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Kallimini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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