Antanartia schaeneia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Antanartia |
| Species: | A. schaeneia |
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Antanartia schaeneia (Trimen, 1879) |
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Antanartia schaeneia, the long tail admiral or long-tailed admiral, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Africa.
Both sexes are attracted to fermented fruit and males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on Fleurya capensis, Boehmeria nivea, Australina, Boehmeria, Pouzolzia, and Urtica species.
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