Biology:Ypthima recta

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ypthima recta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. recta
Binomial name
Ypthima recta
Overlaet, 1955[1]

Ypthima recta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, northern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, western Kenya, and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas at forest margins and along roads in the forest.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8059623 entry