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

Ypthima singala, the jewel four-ring[1] or Sinhalese five-ring,[2] is a species of Satyrinae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka[2] and south India.[3]

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.[4] Larval food plant is Axonopus compressus.[1]

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. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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