Heteropsis peitho

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Heteropsis

Similar Heteropsis, Biblidinae, Limenitidinae, Charaxinae, Nymphalinae

Heteropsis peitho, the forest patroller, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of high forests.

Subspecies

Heteropsis peitho peitho (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Heteropsis peitho gigas (Libert, 2006) (western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Heteropsis peitho reducta (Libert, 2006) (Uganda)

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