Dingana clarki

Dingana clarki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Dingana
Species: D. clarki
Binomial name
Dingana clarki
van Son, 1955[1]
Synonyms
  • Serradinga clarki (van Son, 1955)

Clark’s Widow (Dingana clarki) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 45–54 mm for males and 44–52 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February (with a peak from December to January, later for the northern populations). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Pennisetum clandestinum.

Subspecies

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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