Ypthima albida
| Ypthima albida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. albida |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima albida Butler, 1888[1] | |
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Ypthima albida, the Silver Ringlet or Silvery Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
Subspecies
- Ypthima albida albida (southern Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Ypthima albida occidentalis Bartel, 1905 (eastern Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
- Ypthima albida uniformis Bartel, 1905 (southern Democratic Republic of Congo)
References
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- ↑ Ypthima, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E –Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
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