Ypthima impura information

Ypthima impura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ypthima
Species:	Y. impura
Binomial name
	Ypthima impura; Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Synonyms
	Ypthima impura f. impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893; Ypthima pupillaris paupera Ungemach, 1932; Ypthima pupillaris f. hiemis Ungemach, 1932; Ypthima impura f. badhami van Son, 1955; Ypthima badhami; Ypthima paupera;

Ypthima impura, the impure ringlet (known in Afrikaans as the vuil-ringetjie), is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peak in early summer and autumn in southern Africa.^[2] The butterfly usually has three ocelli on the underside of their hindwing, although these may not appear during the dry season.^[3]

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta.^[4] Females are usually more sedentary than males, with stouter abdomens.^[5]

^ "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.
^ Subtribe Ypthima
^ Swaziland National Trust Commission Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Willis, C. and S. Woodhall. Butterflies of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens. SANBI Biodiversity Series 16, 2010.

[1] "Ypthima Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[3] Subtribe Ypthima

[4] Swaziland National Trust Commission Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Willis, C. and S. Woodhall. Butterflies of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens. SANBI Biodiversity Series 16, 2010.

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