Ypthima asterope
| African ringlet | |
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| Y. a. mahratta on Savandurga, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. asterope |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ypthima asterope, the African ringlet or common three-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of Africa and Asia.
The wingspan is 30–34 mm in males and 32–38 mm in females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in summer and autumn in southern Africa. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta.
Subspecies
The species may be divided into the following subspecies:
- Ypthima asterope asterope (India, Arabia, northern tropical Africa)
- Ypthima asterope mahratta Moore, 1884 (north-western India to Assam)
- Ypthima asterope hereroica van Son, 1955 (southern Africa, Namibia)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Ypthima asterope |
- ↑ "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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