Pseudonympha machacha
Pseudonympha machacha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Pseudonympha |
Species: | P. machacha |
Binomial name | |
Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938[1] | |
Pseudonympha machacha, the Machacha brown, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 34–35 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
- ↑ "Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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