Torynesis mintha

Torynesis mintha
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]
Synonyms
  • Dira mintha Geyer, [1837]

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

References

  1. Torynesis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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