Heteropsis ubenica
| Heteropsis ubenica |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Heteropsis |
| Species: |
H. ubenica |
| Binomial name |
Heteropsis ubenica
(Thurau, 1903)[1] |
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| Synonyms |
- Henotesia ubenica Thurau, 1903
- Henotesia ubenica ab. unicinata Thurau, 1903
- Henotesia ubenica mahale Kielland, 1990
- Henotesia ubenica ugandica Kielland, 1990
- Henotesia ubenica uzungwa Kielland, 1990
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Heteropsis ubenica is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The nominate subspecies is found in montane grassland, forest edges and in open glades within forests. The habitat of subspecies mahale consists of open montane bamboo-mixed forest, subspecies ugandica occurs in sub-montane deciduous woodland and subspecies uzungwa is found in sub-montane and montane grassland, open woodland and forest margins.
Subspecies
- Heteropsis ubenica ubenica (southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- Heteropsis ubenica mahale (Kielland, 1994) (western Tanzania)
- Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994) (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania)
- Heteropsis ubenica uzungwa (Kielland, 1994) (south-central Tanzania)
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