Pseudonympha penningtoni
Pseudonympha penningtoni, or Pennington's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho at altitudes ranging from about 2,700 meters to the highest summits. It is also found in the Eastern Cape and the summits of the Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. penningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonympha penningtoni | |
The wingspan is 30–32 mm for males and 29–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to February. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses.
References
- Cockburn, K.N.A. 2020. Pseudonympha penningtoni (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161329355A175069186. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161329355A175069186.en. Downloaded on 08 August 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.
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