Dingana clara

Dingana clara
Dingana clara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Dingana
Species: D. clara
Binomial name
Dingana clara
(van Son, 1940)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dingana dingana clara

The Wolkberg Widow (Dingana clara) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is only known from the Wolkberg in the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 60-65 mm for males and 56-62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including 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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