Aphysoneura scapulifascia
| Aphysoneura scapulifascia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Aphysoneura |
| Species: | A. scapulifascia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922[1] | |
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Aphysoneura scapulifascia, the Scapulate Bamboo Ringlet, Western Painted Ringlet or Western Bamboo Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and possibly Rwanda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of the bamboo zone of montane forests.
The larvae feed on bamboo species and Arundinaria species.
Subspecies
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia scapulifascia (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Burundi, possibly Rwanda and Tanzania)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia collinsi Kielland, 1989 (Kenya: Mount Elgon)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziae Kielland, 1989 (Uganda: Kigezi district)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: highlands)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia zairensis Kielland, 1989 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Tshiaberimu)
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- ↑ Aphysoneura, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Melanitini
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