Dingana alaedeus
| Wakkerstroom widow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. alaedeus |
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Dingana alaedeus Henning & Henning, 1984 |
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Dingana alaedeus, the Wakkerstroom widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from high altitude grassland in the southern part of the Mpumalanga province and from KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 51–55 mm for males and 50–54 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-October to December (with a peak in November or December). There is one generation per year
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Pennisetum clandestinum.
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