Pseudathyma plutonica

Pseudathyma plutonica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pseudathyma plutonica
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P. plutonica
Binomial name
Pseudathyma plutonica
Butler, 1902[1]

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

Subspecies

  • Pseudathyma plutonica plutonica (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Pseudathyma plutonica expansa Kielland, 1978 (Tanzania)
  • Pseudathyma plutonica shaba Chovet, 2002 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

  1. "Pseudathyma Staudinger, [1891]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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