Dingana jerinae

Dingana jerinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Dingana
Species: D. jerinae
Binomial name
Dingana jerinae
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

Jerine’s Widow (Dingana jerinae) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is only known from the upper southern scree slopes of the Kransberg in the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 65–72 mm. Adults are on wing in November. There is one generation per year[2]

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

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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