Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775

Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775

Hamanumida daedalus is a moth found in Afrotropical areas and southwest Arabia whose larvae feed on Combretum and Terminalia.

Family
Genus
Hamanumida
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775

Hamanumida daedalus, first described by Fabricius in 1775, has a wingspan of 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adult moths are active year-round, with flight peaks in midwinter and summer. This species occurs across the Afrotropical realm, including Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, dry lowland areas of tropical Africa, and southwest Arabia. Its larvae feed on plant species from the genera Combretum and Terminalia.

Photo: (c) David Bygott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Hamanumida

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

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