Dingana angusta

Dingana angusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Dingana
Species: D. angusta
Binomial name
Dingana angusta
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

The Narrow-banded Widow (Dingana angusta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in grasslands the eastern highlands from northern Swaziland to Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 60–65 mm for males and 56–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

  1. Dingana, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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