Harmilla

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Harmilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Harmilla
Aurivillius, 1892
Species: H. elegans
Binomial name
Harmilla elegans
Staudinger, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Harmilla hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1926

Harmilla is a butterfly genus in the Nymphalidae family. It contains only one species, Harmilla elegans, the Elegant Forester, which is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of swamp forests with a dense understorey.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

  • Harmilla elegans elegans (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Bas-Zaire)
  • Harmilla elegans hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo: Equateur, Uele, Ituri, Kivu)

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