Cassionympha detecta, the Cape brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the mountains of the Western Cape from Cederberg to Swartberg down to the coast, then along the south-east coast and hills to the Eastern Cape and into Great Karoo.

Cassionympha detecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cassionympha
Species:
C. detecta
Binomial name
Cassionympha detecta
(Trimen, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudonympha detecta Trimen, 1914

The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak from October to March).[2]

The larvae feed on various sedges and restios, including Ficinia ramosissima, Ficinia elongata, possibly Ficinia acuminate, Restio species, including Restio tenuissimus.

References

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  1. ^ "Cassionympha van Son, 1955" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.