Biology:Ypthima pupillaris

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ypthima pupillaris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. pupillaris
Binomial name
Ypthima pupillaris
Butler, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Ypthima pupillaris ab. depupillata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima pupillaris ab. macrocellata Strand, 1913
  • Ypthima gazana van Son, 1955

Ypthima pupillaris, the eyed ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes above 1,500 meters and woodland.

Adults are on wing in June, September, October, February, March and April.

Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

  • Ypthima pupillaris pupillaris (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, northern Zambia, northern and eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
  • Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8059621 entry