Torynesis magna, the large widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa in the Eastern Cape from Lootsberg to Burgersdorp as far north as Barkly East and as far south as Uniondale.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Torynesis |
| Species: | T. magna
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| Torynesis magna (van Son, 1941)[1]
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The wingspan is 46–54 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Merxmuellera and Danthonia species.
References
edit- ^ Torynesis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
External links
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Media related to Torynesis magna at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Torynesis magna at Wikispecies- Genus Torynesis in Metamorphosis: [1]
