Eurytela hiarbas

Pied piper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Eurytela
Species: E. hiarbas
Binomial name
Eurytela hiarbas
(Drury, 1770)
Synonyms
  • Papilio hiarbas Drury, 1782
  • Eurytela hiarbas var. angustata Aurivillius, 1894
  • Eurytela hiarbas ab. flavescens Aurivillius, 1894
  • Eurytela angustissima Strand, 1916

The Pied piper (Eurytela hiarbas) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, found in Subsaharan Africa.[1]

Wingspan: 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. Has continuous broods peaking between November and March.[2]

Larva feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis.[2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eurytela, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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