Cacyreus palemon palemon - Water bronze

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Cacyreus palemon

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique.

Species details:

Notes: Flies during most of the year from sea level to mountainous areas in grassland and along streambanks.
Distribution: from KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho to Eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Related plant families:
Geraniaceae (Food plant)
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
GeraniaceaeGeranium incanum subsp. nyassense (Food plant)
GeraniaceaePelargonium luridum (Food plant)
GeraniaceaePelargonium mossambicense (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: Cacyreus palemon palemon.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400430, retrieved 21 November 2024

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