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Catuna crithea
Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Catuna
Species:
C. crithea
Binomial name
Catuna crithea
(Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio crithea Drury, 1773
  • Catune crithea pallidior Rothschild, 1918
  • Catuna crithea var. reticulata Schultze, 1920
  • Catuna crithea var. conjux Aurivillius, 1922
  • Catuna crithea var. conjuncta Aurivillius, 1922
  • Catuna crithea ogrugae Hall, 1935
  • Catuna crithea canui Hecq, 1988

Catuna crithea, the Common Pathfinder, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and northern and western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense lowland forests and the riverine forest floor.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit, especially of Cola and Ficus species.

The larvae feed on Bersama abyssinica, Mimusops kummel, Malacantha alnifolia, Aningueria robusta, Manilkara obovata, Bequaertiodendron, Englerophytum, Pachystela, Vincentella, Wildemaniodoxa, Gambeya, Pouteria, Chrysophyllum and Synsepalum species. Other sources list plants from the Ochnaceae and Apocynaceae families.


References

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  1. ^ Catuna, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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