Ypthima pupillaris
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. pupillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888[1] |
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Ypthima pupillaris, the Eyed Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes above 1,500 meters and woodland.
Adults are on wing in June, September, October, February, March and April.
Subspecies
- Ypthima pupillaris pupillaris (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, northern Zambia, northern and eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
- Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi)
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- ^ Ypthima, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
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