| Common Threering | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. asterope |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)[1] |
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The Common Threering or African Ringlet (Ypthima asterope) is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of both Africa and Asia.
The wingspan is 30-34 mm for males and 32-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in summer and autumn in southern Africa. There is one generation per year[2].
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta.