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Note:
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In Zimbabwe it is only known from a single old record. It is fairly common in northern Mozambique. |
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Distribution:
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Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Angola, southern DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, western Kenya (west), Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique and doubtful in northern Zimbabwe. |
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Larval food (by plant family):
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Larval food (by plant genus):
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| Melastomataceae | Dissotis (Larval foodplant)
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Larval food (by plant species):
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Literature:
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Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 106.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Nymphalidae subfamily Limenitinae Tribe Adoliadini, p. 217, Online Encyclopaedia. |
