Ypthima antennata

Ypthima antennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Ypthima
Species: Y. antennata
Binomial name
Ypthima antennata
van Son, 1955[1]

The Clubbed Ringlet (Ypthima antennata) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Africa, South Africa, western Kenya, southern Sudan, Nigeria and Ghana.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to May in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

Subspecies

References

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