Melanitis ansorgei
| Melanitis ansorgei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melanitis |
| Species: | M. ansorgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904[1] | |
Melanitis ansorgei, the Blue Evening Brown, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda (from the western part of the country to the Bwamba Valley).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Taxonomy
Unpublished DNA studies suggest the species may need to be placed in a new genus, since it appears to be more closely related to Gnophodes than to Melanitis.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Melanitis ansorgei |
- ↑ Melanitis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Melanitini
External links
- NSG database Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild 1904 image