Palla violinitens Crowl 1890

Palla violinitens, the violet-banded palla, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Bonomia poranoides and Clerodendron buchholzii.

Subspecies

• Palla violinitens violinitens (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria)
• Palla violinitens coniger (Butler, 1896) (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Palla violinitens bwamba van Someren, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri Forest, Uganda: Bwamba Valley)

References

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Palla violinitens is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1890 door Crowl.