Eurytela hiarbas: Difference between revisions

Pied piper
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Eurytela
Species:	E. hiarbas
Binomial name
	Eurytela hiarbas; (Drury, 1770)
Synonyms
	Papilio hiarbas Drury, 1782; Eurytela hiarbas var. angustata Aurivillius, 1894; Eurytela hiarbas ab. flavescens Aurivillius, 1894; Eurytela angustissima Strand, 1916;

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Eurytela hiarbas, commonly known as the pied piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.^[1]

Its wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.^[2]

Its larvae feed on Tragia glabrata, Dalechampia capensis, and Ricinus communis.^[2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

E. h. abyssinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Ethiopia
E. h. angustata Lathy, 1901 – Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape
E. h. hiarbas (Drury, 1770) – Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania
E. h. lita Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe

References

^ ^a ^b Eurytela, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[funet-1] Eurytela, funet.fi

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

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 | name = Pied piper
 | image = Eurytela hiarbas subsp angustata, Krantzkloof Natuurreservaat.jpg
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-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| status = LC
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+| taxon = Eurytela hiarbas
-| familia = [[Nymphalidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Eurytela]]''
+| authority = ([[Dru Drury|Drury]], 1770)
-| species = '''''E. hiarbas'''''
-| binomial = ''Eurytela hiarbas''
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-'''''Eurytela hiarbas''''', the '''pied piper''', is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Nymphalidae]] family, found in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=funet/>
+'''''Eurytela hiarbas''''', commonly known as the '''pied piper''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Nymphalidae]], found in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=funet/>
-Wingspan: 45–50&nbsp;mm in males and 48–55&nbsp;mm in females. Has continuous broods peaking between November and March.<ref name=Woodhall>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
+Its wingspan is 45–50&nbsp;mm in males and 48–55&nbsp;mm in females. It has continuous broods, peaking between November and March.<ref name=Woodhall>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
-Larva feed on ''[[Tragia glabrata]]'', ''[[Dalechampia capensis]]'', and ''[[Ricinus communis]]''.<ref name=Woodhall/>
+Its larvae feed on ''[[Tragia glabrata]]'', ''[[Dalechampia capensis]]'', and ''[[Ricinus communis]]''.<ref name=Woodhall/>
 ==Subspecies==
 Listed alphabetically:<ref name=funet>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/biblidinae/eurytela/index.html ''Eurytela''], funet.fi</ref>
 *''E. h. abyssinica'' <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> – Ethiopia
-*''E. h. angustata'' <small>Lathy, 1901</small> – Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape
+*''E. h. angustata'' <small>Lathy, 1901</small> – Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape
 *''E. h. hiarbas'' <small>(Drury, 1770)</small> – Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania
 *''E. h. lita'' <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe
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