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Ypthima condamini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Ypthima condamini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ypthima

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Ypthima condamini (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.

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

  • Ypthima condamini condamini (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and the Limpopo Province of South Africa)
  • Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982 (Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon)
  • References

    Ypthima condamini Wikipedia