Torynesis magna
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| Torynesis magna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Torynesis |
| Species: | T. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Torynesis magna (van Son, 1941)[1] | |
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The Large Widow (Torynesis magna) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in the eastern Cape from Lootsberg to Burgersdorp as far north as Barkly East and as far south as Uniondale.
The wingspan is 46-54 mm for males and 50-60 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera and Danthonia species.
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