Ypthima condamini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Ypthima |
Species: | Y. condamini |
Binomial name | |
Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 [1] | |
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.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round. [2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.[ citation needed ]
The species may be divided into the following subspecies:
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