Torynesis mintha

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

  • Torynesis mintha mintha (south-western Cape)
  • Torynesis mintha piquetbergensis Dickson, 1967 (Piquetberg Mountains)

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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