Palla ussheri

Palla ussheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Palla
Species: P. ussheri
Binomial name
Palla ussheri
(Butler, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Philognoma ussheri Butler, 1870
  • Palla ussheri ab. ferruginea Schultze, 1914
  • Palla moderata Gaede, 1915
  • Philognoma dobelli Hall, 1919

Palla ussheri, Ussher’s Palla, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Dichapetalum species, Prevostea breviflora, Bonomia poranoides and Toddalia asiatica.

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References

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