Coenyra hebe

Coenyra hebe
Coenyra hebe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenyra
Species: C. hebe
Binomial name
Coenyra hebe
(Trimen, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Yphthima hebe Trimen, 1862

The Zulu Shadefly (Coenyra hebe) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal from Durban north along the coastal plain to Maputaland. It is also found from Greytown to Swaziland and Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with a peak from November to January).[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.

References

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


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