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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

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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)

    • References

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