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An illustrated report on the larvae, adults and host associations of 424 African Lepidoptera taxa belonging to the Papilionoidea. A second report of the Caterpillar Rearing Group of LepSoc Africa.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The larvae, adults and host associations of 424 African Lepidoptera taxa belonging to the Papilionoidea are reported. The final instar larva and adult are illustrated for each rearing. We record 193 new larval host associations and illustrate the final instar larvae of 206 taxa for the first time.

Source: Metamorphosis

DOI: 10.4314/met.v28i1.13

Authors: T. Colin E. Congdon, Ivan Bampton, Steve C. Collins

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

OpenAlex ID: W4414128474

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