Issoria baumanni
Issoria baumanni | |
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Issoria baumanni figure 3 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Issoria |
Species: | I. baumanni |
Binomial name | |
Issoria baumanni (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Issoria baumanni, Baumann’s Mountain Fritillary, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of grassland, marshy areas and forest margins at high altitudes.
The larvae feed on Viola abyssinica.
Subspecies
- Issoria baumanni baumanni (Burundi)
- Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo: east to Kivu)
- Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910) (south-western Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Tanganika)
- Issoria baumanni orientalis Kielland, 1990 (southern highlands of Tanzania)
- Baumann's mountain fritillary, Issoria baumanni excelsior, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
References
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- ↑ Issoria, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Argynnini
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