Stygionympha dicksoni

Stygionympha dicksoni, or Disckson's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the south-western part of the Western Cape. It was also found at the Tygerberg, but is now extirpated from there.

Stygionympha dicksoni
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Stygionympha
Species:	S. dicksoni
Binomial name
Stygionympha dicksoni (Riley, 1938)[2]
Synonyms
Pseudonympha dicksoni Riley, 1938

The wingspan is 34–37 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Tribolium echinatum.

References

1. Ball, J.B. (2020). "Stygionympha dicksoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T20972A168312862. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. "Stygionympha van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.