Aterica galene

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Aterica galene Rank Species		Class Insecta Genus Aterica Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Bebearia sophus, Bebearia cocalia, Pseudacraea, Euphaedra medon, Bebearia

The Forest Glade Nymph (Aterica galene) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa.

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, Cameroun, 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 Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)

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