Ypthima albida
Ypthima albida, the silver ringlet or silvery ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Ypthima |
Species: | Y. albida |
Binomial name | |
Ypthima albida | |
Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
The species may be divided into the following subspecies:
- Ypthima albida albida (southern Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Ypthima albida occidentalis Bartel, 1905 (eastern Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
- Ypthima albida uniformis Bartel, 1905 (southern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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References
Wikispecies has information related to Ypthima albida |
- "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File E –Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
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