Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Catuna Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Catuna, Bebearia sophus, Aterica galene, Bebearia cocalia, Neptis nemetes | ||
Catuna crithea, the common pathfinder, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and northern and western Zambia. The habitat consists of dense lowland forests and the riverine forest floor.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit, especially of Cola and Ficus species.
The larvae feed on Bersama abyssinica, Mimusops kummel, Malacantha alnifolia, Aningueria robusta, Manilkara obovata, Bequaertiodendron, Englerophytum, Pachystela, Vincentella, Wildemaniodoxa, Gambeya, Pouteria, Chrysophyllum and Synsepalum species. Other sources list plants from the Ochnaceae and Apocynaceae families.