Vanessa abyssinica
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| Vanessa abyssinica | |
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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] | |
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Vanessa abyssinica, the 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 masaica and Obetia pinnatifida.
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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Wikispecies has information related to: Vanessa abyssinica |
- ↑ Vanessa, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Nymphalini
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