Hamanumida daedalus - Guinea-fowl

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Hamanumida daedalus
Hamanumida daedalus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Notes: The wet season form meleagris has well-defined white spots on the underside (photo right).
Distribution: Very common in deciduous woodland from Eswatini to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, across to Botswana and Namibia.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
CombretaceaeCombretum molle (Food plant)
CombretaceaeTerminalia sericea (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Hamanumida daedalus .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400100, retrieved 21 November 2024

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