Ypthima albida
Ypthima albida |
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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 Butler, 1888[1] |
Synonyms |
- Ypthima albida argentata Bartel, 1905
- Ypthima albida ab. conradsi Strand, 1909
- Ypthima albida ab. argentoides Strand, 1914
- Ypthima albida uniformis ab. impunctata Dufrane, 1945
- Ypthima albida uniformis ab. pseudalbida Dufrane, 1945
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Ypthima albida, the Silver Ringlet or Silvery Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
Subspecies
- Ypthima albida albida (southern Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of 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 Congo)
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