Ypthima impura
| Ypthima impura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. impura |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893[1] | |
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The Impure Ringlet (Ypthima impura, known in Afrikaans as the Vuil-ringetjie) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of sub-Saharan Africa.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peak in early summer and autumn in southern Africa.[2] The butterfly usually has three ocelli on the underside of their hindwing, although these may not appear during the dry season.[3]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta.[4] Females are usually more sedentary than males, with stouter abdomens.[5]
Subspecies
- Ypthima impura impura (Ivory Coast to Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Angola)[6]
- Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932 -Bushveld Ringlet (Ethiopia, from eastern Africa to Transvaal and KwaZulu-Natal)[6]
References
- ↑ Ypthima, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Subtribe Ypthima
- ↑ Swaziland National Trust Commission
- ↑ Willis, C. and S. Woodhall. Butterflies of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens. SANBI Biodiversity Series 16, 2010.
- 1 2 Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
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