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Catuna Crithea
''Catuna crithea'', the common pathfinder, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and northern and western Zambia. The habitat consists of dense lowland forests and the riverine forest floor. Adults are attracted to fallen fruit, especially of '' Cola'' and ''Ficus'' species. The larvae feed on ''Bersama abyssinica'', '' Mimusops kummel'', ''Malacantha alnifolia'', '' Aningueria robusta'', ''Manilkara obovata'', '' Bequaertiodendron'', '' Englerophytum'', '' Pachystela'', '' Vincentella'', '' Wildemaniodoxa'', ''Gambeya'', ''Pouteria'', '' Chrysophyllum'' and ''Synsepalum'' species. Other sources list plants from the Ochnaceae and Apocynaceae families. Catuna crithea.JPG Catuna_crithea1.JPG Common pathfinder (Catuna crithea pallidior).jpg, ''C. c. pallidior''Kakum National Park, Ghana Ghana ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibale National Park
Kibale Forest National Park is a national park in western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rainforest. It is in size and ranges between and in elevation. Despite encompassing primarily moist evergreen forest, it contains a diverse array of landscapes.McGrew, William, ''et al''. ''Great Ape Societies''. Cambridge University Press, 1996. Print. Kibale is one of the last remaining expanses to contain both lowland and montane forests. In eastern Africa, it sustains the last significant expanse of pre-montane forest. The park was gazetted in 1932 and formally established in 1993 to protect a large area of forest previously managed as a logged forest reserve. The park forms a continuous forest with Queen Elizabeth National Park. This adjoining of the parks creates a wildlife corridor. It is an important ecotourism and safari destination, well-known for its population of habituated chimpanzees and twelve other species of primates. It is also the location of the Makerere University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |