Antiophlebia bracteata - Pearl spangled

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Antiophlebia bracteata

Photo(s): Grant Norvall, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: Two or three distinct crests on the thorax; hindwing white in males, brown with a whitish base in females
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa.
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Related plant genera:
EbenaceaeDiospyros (Food plant)
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Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Antiophlebia bracteata .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400870, retrieved 29 March 2024

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