Common name of Alphestes afer
 
Common name Sapé-pintado
Language Portuguese
Dialect Tupi-guarani
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Pernambuco
Ref. Nomura, H., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Sapé = grass with long and strong leaves, used to cover poor houses (Bueno, 1998) + pintado = spotted
 
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