Biology:Antanartia borbonica
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Antanartia |
| Species: | A. borbonica
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| Antanartia borbonica (Oberthür, 1879)[1]
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Antanartia borbonica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mauritius and La Réunion. Records for Madagascar are in error.[2]
Adults are on wing from September to May but it is commonest in February and March.
The larvae feed on Pilea urticefolia.
Subspecies
- Antanartia borbonica borbonica (Réunion)
- Antanartia borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908 (Mauritius)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3554569 entry
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