Tuxentius ertli - Ertli’s Pierrot

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Tuxentius ertli

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, SDH Tea Estates Gurué.

Species details:

Note: The image shows the male.
This species has apparently not been recorded from Mozambique before. It does not occur in Zimbabwe.
Distribution: Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
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Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Tuxentius ertli .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401840, retrieved 31 October 2024

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