Heteropsis peitho
| Heteropsis peitho | |
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| Heteropsis peitho depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heteropsis |
| Species: | H. peitho |
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| Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)[1] | |
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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.[2] 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)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Heteropsis peitho |
- ↑ Heteropsis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina
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