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Antanartia borbonica

Antanartia borbonica
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Scientific classification
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.



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