Pseudonympha trimenii

Pseudonympha trimenii, or Trimen's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.

Pseudonympha trimenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Pseudonympha
Species:
P. trimenii
Binomial name
Pseudonympha trimenii
Butler, 1868[1]

The wingspan is 40–52 mm for males and 44–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to late November. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Danthonia stricta and other coarse, wiry grasses.

Subspecies
  • Pseudonympha trimenii trimenii (south-western Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii nieuwveldensis Dickson, 1966 (Nieuwveld Mountains in the south-western Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii ruthae Dickson, 1966 (Eastern Cape)
  • Pseudonympha trimenii namaquana van Son, 1966 (Northern Cape)
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References
  1. "Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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