Pseudonympha magoides
| Pseudonympha magoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. magoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonympha magoides van Son, 1955[1] |
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The False Silver-bottom Brown (Pseudonympha magoides) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the western Cape to the eastern Cape, along the Drakensberg foothills into Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, north to the Wolkberg. It is also found in Orange Free State and Gauteng.
The wingspan is 46–48 mm for males and 44–46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with peaks depending on the location). There are two overlapping generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Ehrharta erecta.
References
- ^ Pseudonympha, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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