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Aphysoneura pigmentaria vumba - Bamboo ringlet
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Species details:
| Notes: | Unusual, largely black and white Satyrid with a strong, often high-level flight. Both flight and looks resemble that of a pierid butterfly. Flying all year. | ||
| Distribution: | This variety is endemic to the forest areas of the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, where it is locally common, particularly in Vumba. | ||
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 53. Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Nymphalidae subfamily Satyrinae, Tribe Melanitini, p. 25, Online Encyclopaedia. |
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