Coenyra hebe

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Coenyra hebe, the Zulu shadefly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal from Durban north along the coastal plain to Maputaland. It is also found from Greytown to Eswatini and Mpumalanga.

Coenyra hebe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenyra
Species:
C. hebe
Binomial name
Coenyra hebe
(Trimen, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Yphthima hebe Trimen, 1862

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with a peak from November to January).[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.

References

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  1. ^ "Coenyra Hewitson, 1865" 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.