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Coenyropsis natalii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Coenyropsis natalii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coenyropsis

Rank
  
Subspecies

Similar
  
Physcaeneura panda, Leucochitonea levubu, Eicochrysops messapus, Hemiolaus caeculus, Coeliades pisistratus

The Natal Brown (Coenyropsis natalii) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late October to May (with a peak in mid-summer). There is a single extended generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

Subspecies

  • Coenyropsis natalii natalii (from the Kuruman hills in the northern Cape, north through the North-Western Province and Gauteng to the area north of the Soutpansberg and south to the hills around Polokwane)
  • Coenyropsis natalii poetulodes Vári, 1971 (Strydpoortberg and Waterberg in the Limpopo Province)
  • References

    Coenyropsis natalii Wikipedia