Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Torynesis pringlei | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Satyrini Rank Species | |
Torynesis pringlei, the Pringle's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Lesotho (only known from the mountains near Mokhotlong and Rafolatsanes and above the Sehonghong river). 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. Adults are on wing in late January. There is one generation per year
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera species.
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