Antanartia schaeneia
Appearance
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Long tail admiral | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Antanartia |
Species: | A. schaeneia
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Binomial name | |
Antanartia schaeneia | |
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Antanartia schaeneia, the long tail admiral or long-tailed admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit and males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on Fleurya capensis, Boehmeria nivea, Australina, Boehmeria, Pouzolzia, and Urtica species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Antanartia schaeneia schaeneia (Cape, Natal, Transvaal)
- Antanartia schaeneia dubia (eastern Rhodesia to Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, eastern Zaire)
- Antanartia schaeneia diluta (Ethiopia)
References
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- ^ "Antanartia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms