Biology:Physcaeneura leda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Physcaeneura leda
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Physcaeneura
Species:
P. leda
Binomial name
Physcaeneura leda
(Gerstaecker, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Periplysia leda Gerstaecker, 1871

Physcaeneura leda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, as well as in north-eastern Tanzania and southern Somalia.[2] The habitat consists of dense woodland, forest margins and grassy forest clearings from sea-level to 1,850 meters.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189522 entry