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Heteropsis ubenica

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Heteropsis ubenica

Heteropsis ubenica is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The nominate subspecies is found in montane grassland, forest edges and in open glades within forests. The habitat of subspecies mahale consists of open montane bamboo-mixed forest, subspecies ugandica occurs in sub-montane deciduous woodland and subspecies uzungwa is found in sub-montane and montane grassland, open woodland and forest margins.

Subspecies

  • Heteropsis ubenica ubenica (southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • Heteropsis ubenica mahale (Kielland, 1994) (western Tanzania)
  • Heteropsis ubenica ugandica (Kielland, 1994) (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania)
  • Heteropsis ubenica uzungwa (Kielland, 1994) (south-central Tanzania)
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