Physcaeneura leda

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Physcaeneura leda
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
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P. leda
Binomial name
Physcaeneura leda
Synonyms
  • Periplysia leda Gerstaecker, 1871

Physcaeneura leda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe uncertain". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-11.


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