Ypthima rhodesiana
Ypthima rhodesiana, the pale ringlet or Zambian ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in Africa.
| Ypthima rhodesiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. rhodesiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima rhodesiana | |
It is found along the coast of Kenya and in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, central and western Tanzania, Zambia, and northern Zimbabwe.[2]
The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and wooded savanna.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Ypthima rhodesiana.
- "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
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