Catuna niji

Catuna niji, or Fox's pathfinder, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, western Ghana, western Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Mayoumbe region).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Catuna niji
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C. niji
Binomial name
Catuna niji
Fox, 1965[1]
Synonyms
  • Catuna rectecostata Büttikofer, 1890

The larvae feed on Manilkara, Englerophytum, Vincentella and Afrosersalisia species.

References

  1. "Catuna Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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