Biology:Stygionympha wichgrafi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Stygionympha wichgrafi | |
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Stygionympha wichgrafi williami | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
Tribe: | Satyrini |
Genus: | Stygionympha |
Species: | S. wichgrafi
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Binomial name | |
Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Stygionympha wichgrafi, or Wichgraf's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa , Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to March. There are probably multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
Subspecies
- Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi (hills of Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga)
- Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini van Son, 1966 (Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
- Stygionympha wichgrafi williami Henning & Henning, 1996 (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and from the mountains of Lesotho to the Eastern Cape)
- Stygionympha wichgrafi grisea Henning & Henning, 1996 (low altitude hinterland of the KwaZulu-Natal coast)
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 ☰ Q7629344 entry
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