Torynesis mintha
| 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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