Aeropetes tulbaghia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Melanitini |
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Aeropetes Billberg, 1820 |
| Species: | A. tulbaghia |
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Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764) |
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Aeropetes is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species Aeropetes tulbaghia, the Table Mountain beauty or mountain pride, is found in South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 70–78 mm for males and 75-90 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with peaks from December to March). There is one generation per year.
It is the pollinator of the orchid Disa uniflora.
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta, Hyparrhenia hirta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
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