Coeliades forestan forestan (Stoll, 1782)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068329 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A50287F3-FFDE-FFD0-FF0E-FD29FC9FFC4E |
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Coeliades forestan forestan (Stoll, 1782) |
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203. Coeliades forestan forestan (Stoll, 1782) View in CoL
WL: 25mm. C. f. forestan is found throughout tropical Africa from forest to pre-desert zones. A second subspecies, C. f. arbogastes, is restricted to the Madagascan Region. The caterpillars are highly polyphagous, feeding mainly on Fabaceae , but also on Asclepiadaceae , Combretaceae , Malvaceae , Malpighiaceae , Geraniaceae and Rhizophoracae.
Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, not frequent (JB) . Quinara: Cantanha ( PNLC), 15.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29527).
Previous references. Regions: Bolama, Oio, Quinara, Tombali, Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Mendes et al. (2007).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: C; CS: LC.
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