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Antanartia borbonica

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Species of butterfly

Antanartia borbonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Antanartia
Species: A. borbonica
Binomial name
Antanartia borbonica
(Oberthür, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Vanessa borbonica Oberthür, 1879
  • Antanartia hippomene mauritiana Manders, 1908

Antanartia borbonica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Mauritius and La Réunion. Records for Madagascar are in error.

Adults are on wing from September to May but it is commonest in February and March.

The larvae feed on Pilea urticefolia.

Subspecies

  • Antanartia borbonica borbonica (Réunion)
  • Antanartia borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908 (Mauritius)

References

  1. Antanartia borbonica, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Nymphalini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
Taxon identifiers
Antanartia borbonica


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