Dingana alticola

Dingana alticola
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.

References

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