Ypthima antennata

Ypthima antennata, the clubbed ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Africa, South Africa, western Kenya, southern Sudan, Nigeria and Ghana.

Ypthima antennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. antennata
Binomial name
Ypthima antennata
van Son, 1955[1]

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks from September to May in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

  • Ypthima antennata antennata
  • Ypthima antennata cornesi Kielland, 1982
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References
  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.


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