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Pseudonympha trimenii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudonympha trimenii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Satyrini

Rank
  
Subspecies

Trimen's Brown (Pseudonympha trimenii) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 40–52 mm for males and 44–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to late November. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Danthonia stricta and other coarse, wiry grasses.

Subspecies

  • Pseudonympha trimenii trimenii (south-western Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii nieuwveldensis Dickson, 1966 (Nieuwveld Mountains in the south-western Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii ruthae Dickson, 1966 (eastern Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii namaquana van Son, 1966 (northern Cape)
  • References

    Pseudonympha trimenii Wikipedia