Ypthima singala

Sinhalese five-ring
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species:
Y. singala
Binomial name
Ypthima singala
Felder, 1868

Ypthima singala, the jewel four-ring or Sinhalese five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and south India.

Description

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. Larval food plant is Axonopus compressus.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jewel Four-ring (Ypthima singala)". biodiversityofsrilanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ypthima singala Felder, 1868 – Sinhalese Five-ring". ifoundbutterflies. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Two new butterfly species in Munnar". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jewel Four-ring - Nethmini siuwa". wildreach. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.