Dingana dingana, or Dingaan's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the KwaZulu-Natal midfields from the Drakensberg foothills to the Mooi River.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. dingana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dingana dingana (Trimen, 1873)
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The wingspan is 58–62 mm for males and 55–60 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
References
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- ^ Dingana 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.