Ypthima simplicia

Ypthima simplicia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. simplicia
Binomial name
Ypthima simplicia
Butler, 1876

Ypthima simplicia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane grassland. It has been recorded at elevations up to about 2,200 m in Tanzania.

The species has been recorded from locations such as the Ngong Hills in Kenya and Mount Longido in Tanzania.

References

  1. ↑ "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. 1 2 "Genus Ypthima Hübner, [1818]" (PDF).