Issoria smaragdifera
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Issoria smaragdifera, the African Queen Fritillary, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] 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
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Wikispecies has information related to Issoria smaragdifera.
- ^ Issoria, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Argynnini
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