Aterica galene explained

Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm.

The larvae feed on Combretum, Quisqualis indica, Quisqualis littorea, Terminalia glaucescens and Scottellia

Subspecies

• Aterica galene galene (western Kenya, Uganda, western Tanzania to Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, Senegal)
• Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855 (Kenya to Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi)
• Aterica galene incisa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Ethiopia)
• Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)

External links

• Species info

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/aterica/ "Aterica Boisduval, 1833"