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Vanessa abyssinica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Vanessa

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Similar
  
Vanessa terpsichore, Vanessa myrinna, Antanartia, Vanessa vulcania, Vanessa hippomene

Vanessa abyssinica, the Abyssinian admiral, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Urtica massaica and Obetia pinnatifida.

This species was traditionally considered to be a member of the genus Antanartia but was recently found to be a member of the V. atalanta species group.

Subspecies

  • Vanessa abyssinica abyssinica (Ethiopia)
  • Vanessa abyssinica jacksoni Howarth, 1966 (highlands of Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni Howarth, 1966 (western Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Kivu and Ituri)

    • References

    Vanessa abyssinica Wikipedia
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