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 family Nymphalidae. 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.

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References

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