Dira swanepoeli
| Swanepoel’s widow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dira |
| Species: | D. swanepoeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Dira swanepoeli (van Son, 1939) | |
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Dira swanepoeli (Swanepoel’s widow) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southern slopes of the Blouberg Range in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 58–65 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late February to early March. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Eragrostis aspera, Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.[3]
Subspecies
- Dira swanepoeli swanepoeli (northern Transvaal)
- Dira swanepoeli isolata van Son, 1955 (Blouberg Range in northern Transvaal)
References
- ↑ Dira, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ "Dira swanepoeli". www.globalspecies.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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