Ypthima pupillaris

Ypthima pupillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ypthima
Species:	Y. pupillaris
Binomial name
*Ypthima pupillaris* Butler, 1888^[1]
Synonyms
Ypthima pupillaris ab. depupillata Strand, 1909 Ypthima pupillaris ab. macrocellata Strand, 1913 Ypthima gazana van Son, 1955

Ypthima pupillaris, the Eyed Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.^[2] The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes above 1,500 meters and woodland.

Adults are on wing in June, September, October, February, March and April.

Subspecies

Ypthima pupillaris pupillaris (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, northern Zambia, northern and eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi)

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