Torynesis

Torynesis
	Torynesis magna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Tribe:	Satyrini
Genus:	Torynesis; Butler, 1899
Diversity
	Five species
Synonyms
	Mintha van Son, 1955;

Torynesis is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It comprises five species from South Africa and Lesotho. It is one of the genera in the tribe Dirini Verity, 1953; other genera of this tribe that are found in the Afrotropical Region are Paralethe, Aeropetes, Tarsocera, Dira, and Dingana.^[1]

Species[]

Torynesis hawequas Dickson, 1973
Torynesis magna (van Son, 1941)
Torynesis mintha (Geyer, [1837])
Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971
Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979

References[]

^ Williams, Mark C. (2016-01-09). "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Genus Torynesis" (PDF). Metamorphosis. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links[]

Media related to Torynesis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Torynesis at Wikispecies
"Torynesis Butler, [1899]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[Williams2016-1] Williams, Mark C. (2016-01-09). "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Genus Torynesis" (PDF). Metamorphosis. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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