''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* '' Ypthima affectata''
* '' Ypthima akbar''
* '' Ypthima albida''
* '' Ypthima albipuncta''
* '' Ypthima ancus''
* '' Ypthima antennata''
* '' Ypthima aphnius''
* '' Ypthima arctoa''
* ''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 roun ...
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* ''Ypthima atra
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima avanta''
* '' Ypthima baileyi''
* ''Ypthima baldus
''Ypthima baldus'', the common five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.
Description
Wet-season form (in India)
Male: Upperside brown, both forewing and hindwing with terminal margins much darker, and generally with more o ...
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* '' Ypthima beautei''
* ''Ypthima bolanica
''Ypthima bolanica'', the desert fourring, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Pakistan and northern Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian ...
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* ''Ypthima cantlei
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima cerealis
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima ceylonica
''Ypthima ceylonica'', the white fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...
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* ''Ypthima chenui
''Ypthima chenu'', the Nilgiri fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in south India.
Description
Charles Thomas Bingham
Charles Thomas Bingham (16 April 1848, India – 18 October 1908 West Kensington, London) was an Irish ...
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* ''Ypthima chinensis
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima ciris
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima condamini
''Ypthima condamini'', or Condamin's ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, from Sudan to South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa ...
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* ''Ypthima confusa
''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima congoana
''Ypthima congoana'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Angola
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* '' Ypthima conjuncta''
* '' Ypthima daclaca''
* '' Ypthima dengae''
* '' Ypthima diplommata''
* '' Ypthima dohertyi''
* ''Ypthima doleta
''Ypthima doleta'', the common ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Cent ...
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* '' Ypthima esakii''
* '' Ypthima evansi''
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