Stygionympha dicksoni
Stygionympha dicksoni, or Dickson's hillside brown,[1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the south-western part of the Western Cape. It was also found at the Tygerberg, but is now extirpated from there.
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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. dicksoni |
Binomial name | |
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The wingspan is 34–37 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Tribolium echinatum.
References
- Ball, J.B. (2020). "Stygionympha dicksoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T20972A168312862. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Stygionympha van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Stygionympha dicksoni". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- 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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