Aphysoneura pigmentaria
Aphysoneura pigmentaria, the painted ringlet, bamboo painted ringlet or bamboo ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of the bamboo zone of montane forests.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Sinarundinaria alpina, Oxytenanthera abyssinica and Festuca africana.
Subspecies
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria pigmentaria
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria dewittei Bouyer, 2001
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria kanga Kielland, 1989
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria latilimba Le Cerf, 1919
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria mbulu Kielland, 1989
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria obnubila Riley, 1923
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria pringlei
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria semilatilimba Kielland, 1989
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria seminigra Kielland, 1985
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria songeana Kielland, 1989
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria uzungwa Kielland, 1989
- Aphysoneura pigmentaria vumba Kielland, 1989