Biology:Torynesis pringlei

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Pringle's widow
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T. pringlei
Binomial name
Torynesis pringlei
Dickson, 1979[1]

Torynesis pringlei, or Pringle's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Lesotho (only known from the mountains near Mokhotlong and Rafolatsane and above the Sehonghong river). There is also one record from the southern Drakensberg near Bushman's Nek in KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late January. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae most likely feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera species.

References

  1. "Torynesis Butler, [1899]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7827509 entry