Dingana dingana
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| Dingana dingana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. dingana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dingana dingana (Trimen, 1873) | |
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Dingaan’s Widow (Dingana dingana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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[2]
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
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