Ypthima pupillaris

Ypthima pupillaris, the eyed ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes above 1,500 meters and woodland.

Ypthima pupillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. pupillaris
Binomial name
Ypthima pupillaris
Butler, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Ypthima pupillaris ab. depupillata Strand, 1909
  • Ypthima pupillaris ab. macrocellata Strand, 1913
  • Ypthima gazana van Son, 1955

Adults are on wing in June, September, October, February, March and April.

Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

  • Ypthima pupillaris pupillaris (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, northern Zambia, northern and eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
  • Ypthima pupillaris obscurata Kielland, 1982 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi)

References
  1. "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina


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