Coenyropsis natalii
Coenyropsis natalii, the Natal brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
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The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late October to May (with a peak in mid-summer). There is a single extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
Subspecies
- Coenyropsis natalii natalii (from the Kuruman hills in Northern Cape, north through North West and Gauteng to the area north of the Soutpansberg and south to the hills around Polokwane)
- Coenyropsis natalii poetulodes Vári, 1971 (Strydpoortberg and Waterberg in Limpopo)
References
- "Coenyropsis van Son, 1958" 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.
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