Dingana alticola
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| Dingana alticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. alticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Dingana alticola Henning & Henning, 1996[1] | |
The Red-banded Widow (Dingana alticola) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is only known from high altitude grassland in the Steenkampsberg area in the Mpumalanga province.
The wingspan is 57-64 mm for males and 56-61 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species.
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