Catacroptera

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C. cloanthe subsp. ligata
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C. cloanthe subsp. cloanthe
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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 cloantheStoll, 1781
  • Precis cloantha var. obscuriorStaudinger, 1885
  • Catcroptera cloanthe intermediaRothschild, 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.

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Food plants

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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References

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