Physcaeneura leda
| Physcaeneura leda | |
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| Physcaeneura leda depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Physcaeneura |
| Species: | P. leda |
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| Physcaeneura leda (Gerstaecker, 1871)[1] | |
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Physcaeneura leda is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya, as well as in north-eastern Tanzania and southern Somalia.[2] The habitat consists of dense woodland, forest margins and grassy forest clearings from sea-level to 1,850 meters.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
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- ↑ Physcaeneura, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe uncertain
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