Catuna crithea
Catuna crithea | |
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Kibale National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Catuna |
Species: | C. crithea |
Binomial name | |
Catuna crithea (Drury, 1773)[1] | |
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Catuna crithea, the Common Pathfinder, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and northern and western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense lowland forests and the riverine forest floor.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit, especially of Cola and Ficus species.
The larvae feed on Bersama abyssinica, Mimusops kummel, Malacantha alnifolia, Aningueria robusta, Manilkara obovata, Bequaertiodendron, Englerophytum, Pachystela, Vincentella, Wildemaniodoxa, Gambeya, Pouteria, Chrysophyllum and Synsepalum species. Other sources list plants from the Ochnaceae and Apocynaceae families.
References
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- ↑ Catuna, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini