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Aphysoneura scapulifascia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Aphysoneura

Aphysoneura scapulifascia, the Scapulate Bamboo Ringlet, Western Painted Ringlet or Western Bamboo Ringlet, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and possibly Rwanda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of the bamboo zone of montane forests.

The larvae feed on bamboo species and Arundinaria species.

Subspecies

  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia scapulifascia (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Burundi, possibly Rwanda and Tanzania)
  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia collinsi Kielland, 1989 (Kenya: Mount Elgon)
  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziae Kielland, 1989 (Uganda: Kigezi district)
  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: highlands)
  • Aphysoneura scapulifascia zairensis Kielland, 1989 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Tshiaberimu)

    • References

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