Antanartia borbonica

Antanartia borbonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Antanartia
Species:	A. borbonica
Binomial name
Antanartia borbonica (Oberthür, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
Vanessa borbonica Oberthür, 1879 Antanartia hippomene mauritiana Manders, 1908

Antanartia borbonica is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Mauritius and La Réunion. Records for Madagascar are in error.^[2]

Adults are on wing from September to May but it is commonest in February and March.

The larvae feed on Pilea urticefolia.

Subspecies

• Antanartia borbonica borbonica (Réunion)
• Antanartia borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908 (Mauritius)

References

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