Antanartia schaeneia

Long Tail Admiral
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]
Synonyms
  • Eurema schaeneia Trimen, 1879
  • Hypanartia commixta Butler, 1880
  • Antanartia nigerrimus Stoneham, 1934

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

References

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