Issoria hanningtoni
| Issoria hanningtoni | |
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| Issoria hanningtoni depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Issoria |
| Species: | I. hanningtoni |
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| Issoria hanningtoni (Elwes, 1889)[1] | |
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Issoria hanningtoni, Hannington's Fritillary, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of highland forests.
The larvae feed on Viola abyssinica.
Subspecies
- Issoria hanningtoni hanningtoni (northern Tanzania)
- Issoria hanningtoni imatonga (Riley, 1932) (Sudan: south to the Imatong Mountains)
- Issoria hanningtoni jeanneli Bernardi, 1968 (Kenya: highlands to Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya and Aberdares)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Issoria hanningtoni |
- ↑ Issoria, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Argynnini
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