Aterica galene
Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.[2]
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The wingspan is 45–55 mm.
The larvae feed on Combretum, Quisqualis indica, Quisqualis littorea, Terminalia glaucescens and Scottellia
Subspecies
- Aterica galene galene (western Kenya, Uganda, western Tanzania to Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, Senegal)
- Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855 (Kenya to Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi)
- Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Ethiopia)
- Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)
References
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- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
- "Aterica Boisduval, 1833" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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