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Issoria smaragdifera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Issoria

Issoria smaragdifera

Similar
  
Issoria, Argynnini, Queen of Spain fritil, Argynnis, Heliconiinae

Issoria smaragdifera, the African queen fritillary, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane grassland on the edges of montane forests.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Viola abyssinica.

Subspecies

  • Issoria smaragdifera smaragdifera (highlands of Malawi, eastern Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe)
  • Issoria smaragdifera reducta Carcasson, 1961 (southern highlands of Tanzania and possibly Zambia)

    • References

    Issoria smaragdifera Wikipedia
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