Stygionympha dicksoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
Tribe: | Satyrini |
Genus: | Stygionympha |
Species: | S. dicksoni |
Binomial name | |
Stygionympha dicksoni | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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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.
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 .
Lepidochrysops quickelbergei, the Quickelberge's blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the northern slopes of the Gydo Mountain and the Waboomsberg in the Western Cape.
Lepidochrysops titei, the Tite's blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Western Cape.
Dickson's copper or Dickson's strandveld copper is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known inland from Witsand in a single spot in fynbos. Previously, it was also found north of Cape Town. It is sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Oxychaeta.
Thestor stepheni, the Stephen's skolly, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Riviersonderend Mountains above the Boesmanskloof Pass and Greyton in the Western Cape. It is also found on the Klipberg.
Tarsocera dicksoni, or Dickson's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the Northern and Western Cape from Springbok south and west to Piketberg and east, and to the Swartberg Pass.
Stygionympha vigilans, the western hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on the seaward side of the mountains from Cederberg south to the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape and along the Drakensberg mountains to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.
Stygionympha scotina, the eastern hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on the seaward side of the mountains from Cederberg south to the Cape Peninsula in Western Cape and along the Drakensberg mountains to Grahamstown in Eastern Cape.
Stygionympha wichgrafi, or Wichgraf's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Stygionympha curlei, or Curle's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, at high altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 meters along the Drakensberg mountain-range in northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Stygionympha robertsoni, or Robertson's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape, the southern part of Free State, the northern part of Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
Stygionympha vansoni, or Van Son's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape from the Kamiesberge to the Springbok area.
Stygionympha irrorata, the Karoo brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is widespread in the Nama Karoo areas of Northern Cape, the southern parts of Free State, the northern part of the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
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.
Tsitana dicksoni, the Dickson's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa where it is only known from the Franschhoek Pass and Klein Drakenstein Mountains in the Western Cape and Garcia's and Robinson Pass. The habitat consists of grassy spots in montane fynbos vegetation.
Thestor dicksoni, the Dickson's skolly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
Leptomyrina lara, the Cape black-eye, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, in fynbos, Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo throughout the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, the eastern parts of Free State, the mountains of Lesotho and Northern Cape.
Aloeides dicksoni, the Dickson's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Eastern Cape Drakensberg.
Aloeides barklyi, the Barkly's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the Northern Cape, south to the Western Cape, the Cederberg and the Name Karoo at Matjiesfontein.
Cacyreus dicksoni, the Dickson's geranium bronze, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa, from the West Cape along the coast to the North Cape.
Lepidochrysops methymna, the monkey blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
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