Physcaeneura panda
Species of butterfly
Physcaeneura panda | |
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Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Physcaeneura |
Species: | P. panda |
Binomial name | |
Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Physcaeneura panda, the dark-webbed ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is common and widespread in the hot dry savanna of KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.
The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 35–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with a peak in late summer).[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
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