Aterica galene Brown is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aterica galene Brown

Aterica galene Brown

Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is an African Nymphalidae butterfly with a 45–55 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Aterica
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aterica galene Brown

Aterica galene, commonly known as the forest glade nymph, is a butterfly species that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. This species is found across Africa. Adults of Aterica galene have a wingspan ranging from 45 to 55 millimeters. The larvae of this butterfly feed on plants from the following genera and species: Combretum, Quisqualis indica, Quisqualis littorea, Terminalia glaucescens, and Scottellia.

Photo: (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Aterica

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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