Biology:Ypthima impura
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | Y. impura
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| Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893[1]
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Ypthima impura, the impure ringlet (known in Afrikaans as the vuil-ringetjie), is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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
The species may be divided into the following 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 Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ↑ Subtribe Ypthima
- ↑ Swaziland National Trust Commission
- ↑ Willis, C. and S. Woodhall. Butterflies of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens. SANBI Biodiversity Series 16, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Ypthimina
Wikidata ☰ Q8059614 entry
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