Stygionympha curlei
| Stygionympha curlei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Stygionympha |
| Species: | S. curlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygionympha curlei Henning & Henning, 1996[1] | |
Stygionympha curlei, or Curle's brown, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, at high altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 meters along the Drakensberg mountain-range in northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 43–48 mm for males and 45–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses or Cyperaceae sedges.
References
- ↑ "Stygionympha van Son, 1955" 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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