Catuna sikorana

Catuna sikorana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania and northern Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Catuna sikorana
male - Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catuna
Species:
C. sikorana
Binomial name
Catuna sikorana

The larvae possibly feed on Melianthaceae 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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