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Torynesis mintha mintha
Very localized butterfly and hard to find. Females lay their eggs in Merxmuellera spp. a type of grass. You need to find the grass in order to find the butterfly, Only flies in March and April. Two subspecies.
Grassy patches in Fynbos/Nama karoo.
Spotted on Mar 29, 2013
Submitted on Aug 20, 2013
2 Comments
Hi Tina
Yes, one can confuse them if you see only the upper side, but the undersides are very different.
It is quite similar to your previous spotting of Cape autumn widow! Nice to be able to compare the two!