Pseudonympha machacha

Pseudonympha machacha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Pseudonympha
Species: P. machacha
Binomial name
Pseudonympha machacha
Riley, 1938[1]

The Machacha Brown (Pseudonympha machacha) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 34–35 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

References

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