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, Serradinga and Dingana.[1]
| Torynesis | |
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| Torynesis magna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Dirina |
| Genus: | Torynesis Butler, 1899 |
| Diversity | |
| Five species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
edit- Torynesis hawequas Dickson, 1973
- Torynesis magna (van Son, 1941)
- Torynesis mintha (Geyer, [1837])
- Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971
- Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979
References
edit- ^ Williams, Mark C. (2016-01-09). "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Genus Torynesis" (PDF). Metamorphosis. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
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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
