Ypthima asterope: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Ypthima
- Species
- Ypthima asterope
- Scientific Name
- Ypthima asterope
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ypthima asterope
Ypthima asterope, the African ringlet or common three-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in most dry areas of Africa and Asia.
The wingspan is 30–34 mm in males and 32–38 mm in females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in summer and autumn in southern Africa. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae). Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.
...Ypthima asterope in languages:
- Arabic
- ثلاثي الحلقات الشائع
- Dutch
- Dubbeloog
- English
- Common Three-ring
- English
- African Ringlet
- English
- Common Ringlet
- Hebrew
- סטירית הטבעת
- Hebrew
- טבעית זוטית
- Turkish
- Karagöz
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Ypthima abnormis
- Ypthima affectata
- Ypthima akbar
- Ypthima akragas
- Ypthima albida
- Ypthima amphithea
- Ypthima angustipennis
- Ypthima antennata
- Ypthima aphnius
- Ypthima arctous
- Ypthima argus
- Ypthima asterope
- Ypthima atra
- Ypthima aurivilliusi
- Ypthima avanta
- Ypthima baileyi
- Ypthima baldus
- Ypthima beautei
- Ypthima cantliei
- Ypthima ceylonica
- Ypthima chenu
- Ypthima chinensis
- Ypthima ciris
- Ypthima condamini
- Ypthima confusa
- Ypthima congoana
- Ypthima conjuncta
- Ypthima diplommata
- Ypthima dohertyi
- Ypthima doleta
- Ypthima dromon
- Ypthima esakii
- Ypthima evansi
- Ypthima fasciata
- Ypthima florensis
- Ypthima formosana
- Ypthima frontierii
- Ypthima fulvida
- Ypthima fusca
- Ypthima gavalisi
- Ypthima granulosa
- Ypthima hannyngtoni
- Ypthima horsfieldii
- Ypthima huebneri
- Ypthima iarba
- Ypthima imitans
- Ypthima impura
- Ypthima inica
- Ypthima insolita
- Ypthima iris
- Ypthima jacksoni
- Ypthima kalelonda
- Ypthima kasmira
- Ypthima kitawakii
- Ypthima lamto
- Ypthima leechi
- Ypthima lihongxingi
- Ypthima lisandra
- Ypthima loryma
- Ypthima masakii
- Ypthima matinia
- Ypthima medusa
- Ypthima megalomma
- Ypthima melli
- Ypthima methora
- Ypthima methorina
- Ypthima microphthalma
- Ypthima motschulskyi
- Ypthima multistriata
- Ypthima nareda
- Ypthima nebulosa
- Ypthima newara
- Ypthima nigricans
- Ypthima nikaea
- Ypthima norma
- Ypthima nynias
- Ypthima okurai
- Ypthima pandocus
- Ypthima parasakra
- Ypthima perfecta
- Ypthima phania
- Ypthima philomela
- Ypthima posticalis
- Ypthima praenubila
- Ypthima praestans
- Ypthima prattii
- Ypthima pseudodromon
- Ypthima pulchra
- Ypthima pupillaris
- Ypthima recta
- Ypthima rhodesiana
- Ypthima riukiuana
- Ypthima sakra
- Ypthima savara
- Ypthima sempera
- Ypthima sesara
- Ypthima similis
- Ypthima simplicia
- Ypthima singala
- Ypthima singorensis
- Ypthima sinica
- Ypthima sobrina
- Ypthima sordida
- Ypthima stellera
- Ypthima striata
- Ypthima tabella
- Ypthima tappana
- Ypthima vuattouxi
- Ypthima watsoni
- Ypthima wenlungi
- Ypthima yamanakai
- Ypthima yatta
- Ypthima yayeyamana
- Ypthima ypthimoides
- Ypthima yunosukei
- Ypthima zodia





























































































































































