Stygionympha vansoni, or Van Son's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape from the Kamiesberge to the Springbok area.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Stygionympha |
| Species: | S. vansoni
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| Stygionympha vansoni (Pennington, 1953)[1]
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The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
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- ^ "Stygionympha van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.