Stygionympha wichgrafi

Stygionympha wichgrafi
Stygionympha wichgrafi williami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Stygionympha
Species: S. wichgrafi
Binomial name
Stygionympha wichgrafi
van Son, 1955[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudonympha vigilans var. johannesburgensis Wichgraf, 1911

Wichgraf’s Brown (Stygionympha wichgrafi) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to March. There are probably multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.

Stygionympha wichgrafi williami

Subspecies

References

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