Heteropsis elisi
| Heteropsis elisi | |
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| Heteropsis elisi depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heteropsis |
| Species: | H. elisi |
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| Heteropsis elisi (Karsch, 1893)[1] | |
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Heteropsis elisi, the Western Patroller, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Tanzania.[2] The nominate subspecies is found in dense Guinea savanna and the margins of semi-deciduous forest. Subspecies uluguru is found in open grassland and shrubs at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,400 meters.
Subspecies
- Heteropsis elisi elisi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)
- Heteropsis elisi tanzanica (Kielland, 1994) (Tanzania: Bondwa Mountain)
- Heteropsis elisi uluguru (Kielland, 1990) (Tanzania: east to the Uluguru Mountains)
References
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- ↑ Heteropsis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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