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Dingana dingana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Satyrini

Dingana dingana, the Dingaan's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the KwaZulu-Natal midfields from the Drakensberg foothills to the Mooi River.

The wingspan is 58–62 mm for males and 55–60 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year

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

References

Dingana dingana Wikipedia