Aterica galene, the forest glade nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 45âÂÂ55 mm.
The larvae feed on Combretum, Quisqualis indica, Quisqualis littorea, Terminalia glaucescens and Scottellia
Subspecies
- Aterica galene galene (western Kenya, Uganda, western Tanzania to Zaire, Angola, Cameroon, Senegal)
- Aterica galene theophane <small>Hopffer, 1855</small> (Kenya to Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi)
- Aterica galene incisa <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> (Ethiopia)
- Aterica galene extensa <small>Heron, 1909</small> (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)
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