Astictopterus stellata mineni - Spangled sylph

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Astictopterus stellata

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Note: Double-brooded with populations from January to April and also in August.
Distribution: Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and eastern Zimbabwe.
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Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeAsystasia intrusa (Larval food plant)
AcanthaceaeAsystasia mysorensis (Larval food plant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 324.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Hesperiinae (part 1), Online Encyclopaedia p. 5.



Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Astictopterus stellata mineni.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402910, retrieved 18 October 2024

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