genus: TMESORRHINA Westwood 1842
species: iris (Fabricius,1781)
subspecies: saundersi Westwood, 1854
wild habitat: typical rainforest species found in equatorial Africa
origin: Uganda, Budongo forest, 11/2006 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 22-24 mm
breeding difficulty: medium to difficult, to make larvae pupate is the main breeding trouble, for cocoon building they need dry substrate with soil content
species: simillima Kraatz,1880
wild habitat: typical rainforest species found in equatorial Africa
origin: SW Cameroon, Mt. Fako, 10/2010
wild imago size: 20-25 mm
breeding difficulty: difficult, same problem as for above mentioned species
species: alpestris Kolbe,1892
subspecies: bafutensis Darge,1988
wild habitat: forestal species
origin:Cameroon
wild imago size: 20-25 mm
breeding difficulty: not known, breeding in progress

Tmesorrhina iris saundersi

Tmesorrhina simillima

Tmesorrhina alpestris bafutensis
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