Paralethe
| Paralethe dendrophilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Melanitini |
| Genus: | Paralethe van Son, 1955 |
| Species: | P. dendrophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralethe dendrophilus (Trimen, 1862) | |
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The Bush Beauty or Forest Pride (Paralethe dendrophilus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 45–60 mm for males and 48–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late December to May. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Panicum deustrum.
Subspecies
- Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus (eastern Cape)
- Paralethe dendrophilus albina van Son, 1955 (eastern Cape (Pondoland), Natal)
- Paralethe dendrophilus indosa (Trimen, 1879) (coast of KwaZulu-Natal and Zululand)
- Paralethe dendrophilus junodi (van Son, 1935) (Transvaal)
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