Antanartia schaeneia

Long Tail Admiral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Nymphalini
Genus:	Antanartia
Species:	A. schaeneia
Binomial name
Antanartia schaeneia (Trimen, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
Eurema schaeneia Trimen, 1879 Hypanartia commixta Butler, 1880 Antanartia nigerrimus Stoneham, 1934

The Long Tail Admiral or Long-tailed Admiral (Antanartia schaeneia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Africa.

Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit and males mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Fleurya capensis, Boehmeria nivea, Australina, Boehmeria, Pouzolzia, and Urtica species.

Subspecies

• Antanartia schaeneia schaeneia (Cape, Natal, Transvaal)
• Antanartia schaeneia dubia (eastern Rhodesia to Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, eastern Zaire)
• Antanartia schaeneia diluta (Ethiopia)

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