Torynesis
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Torynesis is a butterfly
genus
from the subfamily Satyrinae
in the family Nymphalidae
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
from the subfamily Satyrinae
Satyrinae
Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
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Species
- Torynesis hawequasTorynesis hawequasThe Hawequas Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the western Cape and above Nuwekloof and north from Gydoberg to the Cederberg in South Africa....
Dickson, 1973 - Torynesis magnaTorynesis magnaThe Large Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in the eastern Cape from Lootsberg to Burgersdorp as far north as Barkly East and as far south as Uniondale....
(van Son, 1941) - Torynesis minthaTorynesis minthaThe Mintha Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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...
(Geyer, [1837]) - Torynesis orangicaTorynesis orangicaThe Golden Gate Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is only known to be found in Brandwag Buttress and Mushroom Rocks in the Golden Gate Highlands and Titanic Rock near Clarens in Orange Free State....
Vári, 1971 - Torynesis pringleiTorynesis pringleiPringle’s Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Lesotho . There is also one record from the southern Drakensberg near Bushman’s Nek in KwaZulu-Natal.The wingspan is 42-52 mm for males and 45-55 mm for females...
Dickson, 1979