Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Coenyra aurantiaca | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coenyra Rank Species | |
The Pondo Shadefly (Coenyra aurantiaca) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the eastern Cape from Alexandria to Wild Coast north to Umdoni Park in southern KwaZulu-Natal. Inland it is found to the afromontane forests in the Amatolas and on the Katberg.
The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May (with a peak in late summer).
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.
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