Torynesis mintha
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| Torynesis mintha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Torynesis |
| Species: | T. mintha |
| Binomial name | |
| Torynesis mintha (Geyer, [1837])[1] | |
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The Mintha Widow (Torynesis mintha) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm for males and 45-48 mm for females. Adults of ssp. mintha are on wing from March to April and of piquetbergensis from April to May. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera and Danthonia species.
Subspecies
- Torynesis mintha mintha (south-western Cape)
- Torynesis mintha piquetbergensis Dickson, 1967 (Piquetberg Mountains)
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