Biology:Dingana fraterna
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Stoffberg widow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. fraterna
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| Binomial name | |
| Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
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Dingana fraterna, the Stoffberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from one hillside to the south-west of the Stoffberg in the Mpumalanga province.
Description
The wingspan is 56–61 mm for males and 55–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-to late October. There is one generation per year[2]
Similar to D. angusta, this butterfly features white and orange postdiscal spots on the upperside of forewing.[3]
Habitat and behavior
This butterfly is associated with Sekhukhune Montane Grassland (Gm 19) (Mucina and Rutherford).[3]
References
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- ↑ Dingana 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, M.C. (2009). "Two specials in two weekends- rediscovering Lepidochryops lotana and Dingana fraterna". Metamosphosis (The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa) 20 (1): 11-14. https://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/45/Metamorphosis%20Vol%2020(1)_1-42%20March%202009.pdf#page=10.
Wikidata ☰ Q5278171 entry
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