Ypthima doleta

Ypthima doleta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species: Y. doleta
Binomial name
Ypthima doleta
Kirby, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Ypthima doleta ab. tripunctata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima doleta ab. quadripunctata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima doleta ab. quinquepunctata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima doleta ab. septemocellata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima doleta ab. strigata Strand, 1913
  • Ypthima doleta ab. defecta Strand, 1913
  • Ypthima doleta ab. asteropina Strand, 1913
  • Ypthima doleta ab. dschangensis Strand, 1914

Ypthima doleta, the Common Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of humid areas, including farmland, forest margins and glades.

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