Dingana fraterna
| Stoffberg widow | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. fraterna |
| Binomial name | |
| Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996[1] | |
Dingana fraterna (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.
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]
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species.
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