Biology:Eurytela hiarbas
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Pied piper | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Eurytela |
Species: | E. hiarbas
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Binomial name | |
Eurytela hiarbas (Drury, 1770)
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Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.[2]
Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis.[2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- E. h. abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Ethiopia
- E. h. angustata Lathy, 1901 – Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape
- E. h. hiarbas (Drury, 1770) – Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania
- E. h. lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Eurytela, funet.fi
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q5414148 entry
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