Hamanumida daedalus

Hamanumida daedalus
Both in Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Limenitidinae
Genus:	Hamanumida Hübner, 1819
Species:	H. daedalus
Binomial name
Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Genus: Canopus Felder, 1861 Leucotricha Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Species: Papilio daedalus Fabricius, 1775 Papilio meleagris Cramer, [1775] Papilio melantha Fabricius, 1775 Papilio hesperus Fabricius, 1793 Hamanumida daedalus var. meleagrina Staudinger, 1886 Hamanumida daedalus f. bicolor Ungemach, 1932 Hamanumida daedalus f. icarus Stoneham, 1965

Hamanumida daedalus, the guineafowl butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and only member of the genus Hamanumida.

Range

It is found in the Afrotropical realm[1] (Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Botswana, tropical Africa (dry lowland areas) and southwest Arabia).

Finding nectar on fallen flowers, Senegal

Description

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in midwinter and summer.[2]

Food plants

The larvae feed on Combretum and Terminalia species.

References

1. Funet
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.