Biology:Aphysoneura scapulifascia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aphysoneura scapulifascia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Melanitini/? |
| Genus: | Aphysoneura |
| Species: | A. scapulifascia
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| Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922[1]
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Aphysoneura scapulifascia, the scapulate bamboo ringlet, western painted ringlet or western bamboo ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and possibly Rwanda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of the bamboo zone of montane forests.
The larvae feed on bamboo species and Arundinaria species.
Subspecies
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia scapulifascia (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Burundi, possibly Rwanda and Tanzania)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia collinsi Kielland, 1989 (Kenya: Mount Elgon)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziae Kielland, 1989 (Uganda: Kigezi district)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: highlands)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia zairensis Kielland, 1989 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshiaberimu)
References
- ↑ "Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Melanitini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_melanitini.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q13564101 entry
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