Biology:Catuna sikorana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Catuna sikorana
Catuna sikorana male - Mts. Uluguru.jpg
male - Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catuna
Species:
C. sikorana
Binomial name
Catuna sikorana
Rogenhofer, 1889[1]

Catuna sikorana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania and northern Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Melianthaceae species.

References

  1. "Catuna Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

Wikidata ☰ Q5054201 entry