Ypthima singala
Appearance
Sinhalese five-ring | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Ypthima |
Species: | Y. singala
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Binomial name | |
Ypthima singala Felder, 1868
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Ypthima singala, the jewel four-ring[1] or Sinhalese five-ring,[2] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka[2] and south India.[3]
Description
[edit]Adult Ypthima singala show sexual dimorphism. In male specimens, the dorsal surface of both wings is brownish and one large eye-spot and a series of smaller eyespots are found on the ventral surface of the forewing. This large eyespot can be seen very faintly on the dorsal surface. In female specimens, a prominent eye-spot is found on the dorsal surface of the forewing. Few small eyespots are found above the outer margin of the hind wing.[4] Larval food plant is Axonopus compressus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jewel Four-ring (Ypthima singala)". biodiversityofsrilanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ypthima singala Felder, 1868 – Sinhalese Five-ring". ifoundbutterflies. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Two new butterfly species in Munnar". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Jewel Four-ring - Nethmini siuwa". wildreach. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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