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Ecological relationships of Acalypha species in southern Africa

Herbivores

List of Lepidoptera from Kroon (1999).

Neptis goochii Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Larvae eat the leaves. Recorded on Acalypha sp.
Neptis kiriakoffi Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Larvae eat the leaves. Recorded on Acalypha racemosa.
Neptis laeta Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Larvae eat the leaves. Recorded on Acalypha sp.
Neptis saclava Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Larvae eat the leaves. Recorded on Acalypha glabrata.

References

• Kroon, D.M. 1999. Lepidoptera of Southern Africa. Host-plants and other Associations. A Catalogue. Lepidopterists' Society of Africa, South Africa.