Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Nymphalinae
Tribus: Nymphalini
Genus: Vanessa
Species: Vanessa dimorphica
Subspecies: Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica

Name

Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth, 1966).

Type locality: Ethiopia, Djem Djem Forest, 8,000–9,000 ft.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 7–9.X.1926. leg. H. Scott.

Synonymy

• Antanartia dimorphica aethiopica Howarth, 1966: 35, pl. 5, f. 34–35.
• Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica (Howarth)

References

Primary references

• Howarth, T.G. 1966. Revisional notes on the genus Antanartia (Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 18: 21–43, pl. 1–5. Online. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Williams, M.C., 2008: Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea.