Pseudonympha varii
Pseudonympha varii, or Vari's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape, Malutis and the Drakensberg to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
| Pseudonympha varii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. varii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonympha varii van Son, 1955[2] | |
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The wingspan is 46–50 mm for males and 44–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to December and from January to March. There are two generations per year in most of the range, but there is a single generation with adults on wing from December to January at high altitudes.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses or Cyperaceae sedges.
References
- Woodhall, S.E. (2020). "Pseudonympha varii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161327134A161327143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161327134A161327143.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.
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