Pseudonympha machacha
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Pseudonympha machacha |
Pseudonympha machacha, the Machacha brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 34–35 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References[]
- ^ Cockburn, K.N.A. 2020. Pseudonympha machacha (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161327309A175067642. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161327309A175067642.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
- ^ "Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857" 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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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1938
- Pseudonympha
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