Hamanumida daedalus - Guinea-fowl

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Hamanumida daedalus
Hamanumida daedalus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Notes: The wet season form meleagris has well-defined white spots on the underside (photo right).
Distribution: Very common in deciduous woodland from Eswatini to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, across to Botswana and Namibia.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
CombretaceaeCombretum molle (Food plant)
CombretaceaeTerminalia sericea (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Hamanumida daedalus .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400100, retrieved 7 April 2025

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