Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Pseudonympha machacha | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Satyrini Rank Species | |
The Machacha Brown (Pseudonympha machacha) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 34–35 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
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