Pseudonympha trimenii, or Trimen's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
Pseudonympha trimenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Pseudonympha |
Species: | P. trimenii
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Binomial name | |
Pseudonympha trimenii |
The wingspan is 40–52 mm for males and 44–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to late November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Danthonia stricta and other coarse, wiry grasses.
Subspecies
edit- Pseudonympha trimenii trimenii (south-western Cape)
- Pseudonympha trimenii nieuwveldensis Dickson, 1966 (Nieuwveld Mountains in the south-western Cape)
- Pseudonympha trimenii ruthae Dickson, 1966 (Eastern Cape)
- Pseudonympha trimenii namaquana van Son, 1966 (Northern Cape)
References
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- ^ "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.