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Pardopsis punctatissima

Photo(s): Bart Wursten. Coutada 12, Sofala Mozambique

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Also in Madagascar.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
ViolaceaeAfrohybanthus enneaspermus (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 85.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 98.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Nymphalidae File E subfamily Heliconiinae, p. 294Online Encyclopaedia.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Pardopsis punctatissima .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403050, retrieved 25 April 2024

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