Palla ussheri
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Palla ussheri, Ussher’s Palla, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
The larvae feed on Dichapetalum species, Prevostea breviflora, Bonomia poranoides and Toddalia asiatica.
Subspecies
- Palla ussheri ussheri (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria)
- Palla ussheri dobelli (Hall, 1919) (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western and central Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (central and western Uganda, western Tanzania, Zambia)
References
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- ^ Palla, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Tribe Pallini
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