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<i>Aterica galene</i>

Aterica galene

Species of butterfly

Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.[2]

Quick Facts Aterica galene, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 45–55 mm.

The larvae feed on Combretum, Quisqualis indica, Quisqualis littorea, Terminalia glaucescens and Scottellia

  • female A. g. galene
    Bobiri Forest, Ghana
  • female A. g. galene orange morph
    Bobiri Forest, Ghana

Subspecies

  • Aterica galene galene (western Kenya, Uganda, western Tanzania to Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, Senegal)
  • Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855 (Kenya to Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi)
  • Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Ethiopia)
  • Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)

References

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  1. [1]
    Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
  2. [2]
    "Aterica Boisduval, 1833" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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