Aphysoneura scapulifascia
Species of butterfly
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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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Aphysoneura |
| Species: | A. scapulifascia |
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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 collinsi Kielland, 1989 (Kenya: Mount Elgon)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia kigeziae Kielland, 1989 (Uganda: Kigezi district)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia occidentalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon: highlands)
- Aphysoneura scapulifascia zairensis Kielland, 1989 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshiaberimu)
