Vanessa abyssinica
Abyssinian admiral | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Vanessa |
Species: | V. abyssinica |
Binomial name | |
Vanessa abyssinica (Felder & Felder, 1867)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Vanessa abyssinica (Abyssinian admiral) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Urtica massaica and Obetia pinnatifida.
This species was traditionally considered to be a member of the genus Antanartia but was recently found to be a member of the V. atalanta species group [3]
Subspecies
- Vanessa abyssinica abyssinica (Ethiopia)
- Vanessa abyssinica jacksoni Howarth, 1966 (highlands of Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni Howarth, 1966 (western Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo: east to Kivu and Ituri)
References
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- ↑ Vanessa, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Nymphalini
- ↑ Wahlberg, Niklas; Rubinoff, Daniel (2011). "Vagility across Vanessa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): mobility in butterfly species does not inhibit the formation and persistence of isolated sister taxa.". Systematic Entomology. 36 (2): 362–370. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00566.x.
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