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Issoria hanningtoni

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Issoria hanningtoni
Issoria hanningtoni depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Issoria
Species:
I. hanningtoni
Binomial name
Issoria hanningtoni
(Elwes, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis hanningtoni Elwes, 1889
  • Prokuekenthaliella hanningtoni
  • Prokuekenthaliella hanningtoni jeanneli
  • Argynnis hanningtoni imatonga Riley, 1932
  • Prokuekenthaliella hanningtoni imatonga

Issoria hanningtoni, Hannington's Fritillary, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of highland forests.

The larvae feed on Viola abyssinica.

Subspecies

  • Issoria hanningtoni hanningtoni (northern Tanzania)
  • Issoria hanningtoni imatonga (Riley, 1932) (Sudan: south to the Imatong Mountains)
  • Issoria hanningtoni jeanneli Bernardi, 1968 (Kenya: highlands to Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya and Aberdares)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Issoria hanningtoni.
  1. ^ Issoria, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Argynnini


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