Baumann’s Mountain Fritillary

Issoria baumanni

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

The larvae feed on ''Viola abyssinica''.
Baumann’s Mountain Fritillary (Issoria baumanni) ssp. katangae Butterfly at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Baumann’s Mountain Fritillary butterfly (Issoria baumanni) ssp. katangae seen at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, 17.07.2016 Baumann's Mountain Fritillary,Butterfly,Issoria baumanni,Mgahinga Gorilla National Park,Uganda

Naming

*''Issoria baumanni baumanni''
⤷ ''Issoria baumanni excelsior''
⤷ ''Issoria baumanni katangae''
⤷ ''Issoria baumanni orientalis'' Kielland, 1990

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusIssoria
SpeciesI. baumanni
Photographed in
Uganda