An illustrated report on the larvae, adults and host associations of 424 African Lepidoptera taxa belonging to the Papilionoidea. A second report of the Caterpillar Rearing Group of LepSoc Africa.
The larvae, adults and host associations of 424 African Lepidoptera taxa belonging to the Papilionoidea are reported. The final instar larva and adult are illustrated for each rearing. We record 193 new larval host associations and illustrate the final instar larvae of 206 taxa for the first time.
Authors
- Ivan Bampton
- T. Colin E. Congdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8798-5284)
- Steve C. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8018-5997)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Metamorphosis
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v28i1.13
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology