Aeropetes

Aeropetes tulbaghia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Melanitini
Genus:	Aeropetes Billberg, 1820
Species:	A. tulbaghia
Binomial name
Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
(Genus) Meneris Doubleday, 1844 (Species) Papilio tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 (Species) Meneris tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764)

The Table Mountain Beauty or Mountain Pride (Aeropetes tulbaghia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe^[1].

The wingspan is 70–78 mm for males and 75-90 for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with peaks from December to March). There is one generation per year^[2]

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta, Hyparrhenia hirta and Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

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

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