Stygionympha geraldi
Stygionympha geraldi, or Gerald's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in succulent Karoo areas inland from the Northern Cape coast.
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Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970[1] | |
The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
- "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.
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