Antanartia schaeneia
| Long Tail Admiral | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Nymphalini |
| Genus: | Antanartia |
| Species: | A. schaeneia |
| Binomial name | |
| Antanartia schaeneia (Trimen, 1879)[1] | |
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The Long Tail Admiral or Long-tailed Admiral (Antanartia schaeneia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Africa.
Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit and males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on Fleurya capensis, Boehmeria nivea, Australina, Boehmeria, Pouzolzia, and Urtica species.
Subspecies
- Antanartia schaeneia schaeneia (Cape, Natal, Transvaal)
- Antanartia schaeneia dubia (eastern Rhodesia to Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, eastern Zaire)
- Antanartia schaeneia diluta (Ethiopia)
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- ↑ Antanartia, Site of Markku Savela
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