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Dingana clara

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Satyrini

Dingana clara, the Wolkberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from the Wolkberg in the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 60–65 mm for males and 56–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

Dingana clara Wikipedia