Torynesis mintha

Mintha widow
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])
Synonyms
	Dira mintha Geyer, [1837];

Torynesis mintha (mintha widow) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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

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

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[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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