Dingana fraterna, the Stoffberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from one hillside to the south-west of the Stoffberg in the Mpumalanga province.

Stoffberg widow
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dingana
Species:
D. fraterna
Binomial name
Dingana fraterna
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

Description

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The wingspan is 56–61 mm for males and 55–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-to late October. There is one generation per year[2]

Similar to D. angusta, this butterfly features white and orange postdiscal spots on the upperside of forewing.[3]

Habitat and behavior

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This butterfly is associated with Sekhukhune Montane Grassland (Gm 19) (Mucina and Rutherford).[3]

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Dingana 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.
  3. ^ a b Williams, M.C. (2009). "Two specials in two weekends- rediscovering Lepidochryops lotana and Dingana fraterna" (PDF). Metamosphosis. 20 (1). The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa: 11–14.