Issoria baumanni explained

Issoria baumanni, Baumann's mountain fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of grassland, marshy areas and forest margins at high altitudes.

The larvae feed on Viola abyssinica.

Subspecies

• Issoria baumanni baumanni (Burundi)
• Issoria baumanni excelsior (Butler, 1896) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Kivu)
• Issoria baumanni katangae (Neave, 1910) (south-western Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Tanganika)
• Issoria baumanni orientalis Kielland, 1990 (southern highlands of Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_argynnini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Argynnini