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Dingana clara

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Wolkberg widow
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D. clara
Binomial name
Dingana clara
(van Son, 1940)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dingana dingana clara

Dingana clara (Wolkberg widow) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from the Wolkberg in the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 60–65 mm for males and 56–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

  1. ^ Dingana, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.