Stygionympha robertsoni

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Stygionympha robertsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Stygionympha
Species:
S. robertson
Binomial name
Stygionympha robertson
(Riley, 1932) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudonympha vigilans robertsoniRiley, 1932

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.

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Description

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to March. There are probably multiple generations per year. [2]

Individuals based in Witsand feature darker coloration that the specimens from other regions like Free State. [3]

Habitat and behavior

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses. Larvae have also been reared on Ehrharta erecta .[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Stygionympha van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. Krüger, M. (2000). "A review of the afrotropical Cabera subalba group, with description of the first Southern African species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Metamorphosis. 11 (3): 111–121. ISSN   2307-5031 via Lepsoc.