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Antanartia schaeneia (Long Tail Admiral)

Synonyms: Eurema schaeneia; Hypanartia commixta

Wikipedia Abstract

Antanartia schaeneia (long tail admiral or long-tailed admiral) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Africa. Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit and males mud-puddle. The larvae feed on Fleurya capensis, Boehmeria nivea, Australina, Boehmeria, Pouzolzia, and Urtica species.
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Infraspecies

Antanartia schaeneia diluta
Antanartia schaeneia dubia
Antanartia schaeneia schaeneia

Prey / Diet

Boehmeria nivea (Chinese grass)[1]
Pouzolzia longipes[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0