Biology:Stygionympha geraldi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Stygionympha geraldi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
Tribe: | Satyrini |
Genus: | Stygionympha |
Species: | S. geraldi
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Binomial name | |
Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970[1]
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Stygionympha geraldi, or Gerald's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa , in succulent Karoo areas inland from the Northern Cape coast.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
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- ↑ "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.
Wikidata ☰ Q7629335 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stygionympha geraldi.
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