Aphysoneura scapulifascia

Aphysoneura scapulifascia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Aphysoneura
Species:	A. scapulifascia
Binomial name
Aphysoneura scapulifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1922 [1] [2]
Synonyms
Aphysoneura pigmentaria occidentalisJoicey & Talbot, 1924 Aphysoneura pigmentaria scapulifasciaJoicey & Talbot, 1923

Aphysoneura scapulifascia, the scapulate bamboo ringlet, western painted ringlet or western bamboo ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and possibly Rwanda and Tanzania. ^[3] The habitat consists of the bamboo zone of montane forests.

The larvae feed on bamboo species and Arundinaria species.

Subspecies

• Aphysoneura scapulifascia scapulifascia (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Burundi, possibly Rwanda and Tanzania)
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia collinsiKielland, 1989 (Kenya: Mount Elgon)
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziaeKielland, 1989 (Uganda: Kigezi district)
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalisJoicey & Talbot, 1924 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: highlands)
• Aphysoneura scapulifascia zairensisKielland, 1989 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshiaberimu)

References

1. "Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Joicey, J.J. & Talbot G., 1922 New Forms of Butterflies from Africa Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 339-342
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Melanitini". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2012-05-30.