Ypthima recta

Ypthima recta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species: Y. recta
Binomial name
Ypthima recta
Overlaet, 1955[1]

Ypthima recta is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, northern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas at forest margins and along roads in the forest.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.

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Last modified on 11 May 2012, at 10:06