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Vanessa abyssinica (Abyssinian admiral)

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Vanessa abyssinica (Abyssinian admiral) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of montane forests. The larvae feed on Urtica masaica and Obetia pinnatifida. This species was traditionally considered to be a member of the genus Antanartia but was recently found to be a member of the V. atalanta species group
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0