Physcaeneura panda

Physcaeneura panda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Physcaeneura
Species: P. panda
Binomial name
Physcaeneura panda
(Boisduval, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Satyrys panda Boisduval, 1847

The Dark-webbed Ringlet (Physcaeneura panda) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, it is common and widespread in the hot dry savanna of KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North-Western Province.

The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 35–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with a peak in late summer).[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

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