Issoria smaragdifera | |
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Issoria |
Species: | I. smaragdifera
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Binomial name | |
Issoria smaragdifera | |
Synonyms | |
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Issoria smaragdifera, the African queen fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.
Issoria smaragdifera | |
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Issoria |
Species: | I. smaragdifera
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Binomial name | |
Issoria smaragdifera | |
Synonyms | |
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Issoria smaragdifera, the African queen fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.