Catuna angustatum, the large pathfinder, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (western areas to Semuliki National Park), Rwanda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Catuna angustatum
Catuna angustatum albidior
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catuna
Species:
C. angustatum
Binomial name
Catuna angustatum
(Felder & Felder, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euomma angustatum Felder & Felder, 1867
  • Catuna angustatum albidior Rothschild, 1918

The larvae feed on Manilkara obovata, Mimusops kummel, Malacantha alnifolia and Aningueria robusta.

References

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  1. ^ "Catuna Kirby, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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