Biology:Ypthima antennata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ypthima antennata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. antennata
Binomial name
Ypthima antennata
van Son, 1955[1]

Ypthima antennata, the clubbed ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Africa, South Africa , western Kenya, southern Sudan, Nigeria and Ghana.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks from September to May in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.[citation needed]

Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

  • Ypthima antennata antennata
  • Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982

References

  1. "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" 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 ☰ Q8059602 entry