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Eurytela hiarbas (Drury)
Papilio hiarbas Drury, 1782 [1770-1782], 3: 17; pi. 14, figs. 1 and 2 (Sierra Leone).
This species occurs in the rain forests from Sierra Leone to Angola and is represented in Carnegie Museum only from localities within a few hundred miles of the coast. It has not been previously recorded from Liberia.
Liberia: Ganta, 1 9 , V, 1 9 , VII (Fox).
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Fox, R.M., Lindsey, A.W., Clench, H.K., Miller, L.D. 1965. The Butterflies of Liberia. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society vol. 19. Philadelphia, USA

Eurytela hiarbas

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Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.[2]

Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis.[2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • E. h. abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Ethiopia
  • E. h. angustata Lathy, 1901 – Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape
  • E. h. hiarbas (Drury, 1770) – Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania
  • E. h. lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ a b Eurytela, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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Eurytela hiarbas: Brief Summary

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Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.

Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis.

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