Antanartia delius: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Antanartia
- Species
- Antanartia delius
- Scientific Name
- Antanartia delius
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Antanartia delius
Antanartia delius, the forest admiral or orange admiral, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit.
The larvae feed on Australina acuminata, Pouzolzia parasitica, Musanga and Urtica species.
...Antanartia delius in languages:
- English
- Forest Admiral
- Japanese
- デリウスオナガアカタテハ
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