Dingana kammanassiensis

Dingana kammanassiensis
Dingana kammanassiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Dingana
Species: D. kammanassiensis
Binomial name
Dingana kammanassiensis
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]
Synonyms
  • Serradinga kammanassiensis (Henning & Henning, 1994)

The Kammanassie Widow (Dingana kammanassiensis) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is only known from the slopes of the Kammanassie massif near Uniondale in South Africa.

The wingspan is 41-60 mm for males and 52-58 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January (with a peak in December). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, probably including Merxmuellera species.

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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