Catuna crithea
Catuna crithea
''Catuna crithea'', the Common Pathfinder, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of 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.
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.
