Pseudonympha poetula, the Drakenberg brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on cool high altitude grassy hills and summits from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal border along the Little Berg Hills. It is also found at high altitudes in the Free State, north along the eastern Mpumalanga hills to Limpopo.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. poetula
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| Pseudonympha poetula | |
The wingspan is 42–44 mm for males and 43–46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-August to late October. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
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- ^ Woodhall, S.E. (2020). "Pseudonympha poetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161327191A161327195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161327191A161327195.en. Retrieved 18 November 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.