Stygionympha dicksoni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stygionympha dicksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Stygionympha
Species: S. dicksoni
Binomial name
Stygionympha dicksoni
(Riley, 1938)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudonympha dicksoni Riley, 1938

Disckson’s Brown (Stygionympha dicksoni) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the south-western part of the western Cape. It was also found at the Tygerberg, but is now extinct there.

The wingspan is 34–37 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Tribolium echinatum.

References

  1. Stygionympha, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.