The larvae feed on Australina acuminata, Pouzolzia parasitica, Musanga and Urtica species. They live in tents constructed from the leaves of their host plant. This tent is made by chewing through the midrib near the end of the leaf and forming this into a cylindrical shelter.
Upperside. Antennae black. Thorax and abdomen red brown. Anterior wings nearly black at the base, and also half of them next the tips, whereon are five small white spots, the middle of them being of a dark orange. Posterior wings also black at the base; each of them is furnished with two tails, the outward ones the longest; the external edges being bordered with dark brown, almost black, and all the middle part of the wing is dark orange.
Underside. Palpi and legs yellowish. Breast dark brown. Abdomen yellowish. Wings with blackish and dark brown spots and marks, not to be distinctly described. Anterior wings with a broad yellowish bar crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; while the posterior are also remarkable for a blueish patch placed between the outer tails and the abdominal corners. Wingspan nearly 2+1⁄2 inches (60 mm).[3]
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Antanartia delius delius (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
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^"Antanartia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
^Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 3. p. 19. pl. XIV.
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antanartia, delius, forest, admiral, orange, admiral, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, found, senegal, sierra, leone, liberia, ivory, coast, ghana, nigeria, cameroon, equatorial, guinea, republic, congo, angola, democratic, republic, congo, uganda, kenya, tanza. Antanartia delius the forest admiral or orange admiral is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae It is found in Senegal Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Cameroon Equatorial Guinea the Republic of the Congo Angola the Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda Kenya and Tanzania 2 The habitat consists of lowland forests Forest admiralIllustration by Dru DruryScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus AntanartiaSpecies A deliusBinomial nameAntanartia delius Drury 1782 1 SynonymsPapilio delius Drury 1782 Papilio eurocilia Fabricius 1793 Vanessa demonica Godart 1819 Antanartia amauroptera Sharpe 1904 Hypanartia delius nigrescens Suffert 1904 Antanartia delius f kamitugensis Dufrane 1945Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit The larvae feed on Australina acuminata Pouzolzia parasitica Musanga and Urtica species They live in tents constructed from the leaves of their host plant This tent is made by chewing through the midrib near the end of the leaf and forming this into a cylindrical shelter In Adalbert Seitz s Fauna AfricanaDescription editUpperside Antennae black Thorax and abdomen red brown Anterior wings nearly black at the base and also half of them next the tips whereon are five small white spots the middle of them being of a dark orange Posterior wings also black at the base each of them is furnished with two tails the outward ones the longest the external edges being bordered with dark brown almost black and all the middle part of the wing is dark orange Underside Palpi and legs yellowish Breast dark brown Abdomen yellowish Wings with blackish and dark brown spots and marks not to be distinctly described Anterior wings with a broad yellowish bar crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners while the posterior are also remarkable for a blueish patch placed between the outer tails and the abdominal corners Wingspan nearly 2 1 2 inches 60 mm 3 Subspecies editAntanartia delius delius Senegal Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Cameroon Congo Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda western Kenya western Tanzania Antanartia delius guineensis Howarth 1966 Bioko References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antanartia delius nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Antanartia delius Antanartia Rothschild amp Jordan 1903 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae Tribe Nymphalini Archived from the original on 2014 08 08 Retrieved 2012 05 25 Drury Dru 1837 Westwood John ed Illustrations of Exotic Entomology Vol 3 p 19 pl XIV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antanartia delius amp oldid 1165910894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
