| Ypthima | |
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| Y. baldus (common five-ring), upperside, Narendrapur, India | |
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| Ypthima pandocus corticaria (common three-ring), underside, Singapore | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Subtribe: | Satyrina |
| Genus: | Ypthima Hübner, 1818 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ypthima is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [1] [2]
The genus includes the following species:
Ypthima baldus, the common five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.
Ypthima impura, the impure ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ypthima granulosa, the granular ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Africa, south to extreme northern South Africa.
Ypthima condamini, or Condamin's ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, from Sudan to South Africa and in western Africa.
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 albida, the silver ringlet or silvery ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
Ypthima congoana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Angola.
Ypthima doleta, the common ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of humid areas, including farmland, forest margins and glades.
Ypthima jacksoni, or Jackson's ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and along the coast of Kenya. The habitat consists of moist and dry savanna.
Ypthima lamto, the Lamto ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, central Ghana and Cameroon. The habitat probably consists of forest-savanna mosaic.
Ypthima praestans is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Ypthima pulchra is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
Ypthima pupillaris, the eyed ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes above 1,500 meters and woodland.
Ypthima recta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, northern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, western Kenya, and Zambia. The habitat consists of grassy areas at forest margins and along roads in the forest.
Ypthima vuattouxi, or Vuattoux's ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of guinea savanna.
Vanessa abyssinica, the Abyssinian admiral, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Euryphaedra is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Euryphaedra thauma, which is found in Cameroon and Gabon.
Harmilla is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Harmilla elegans, the elegant forester, which is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of swamp forests with a dense understorey.
Taygetis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.
Ypthima sakra, the Himalayan five-ring, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae native to Asia.
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