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Dira oxylus (Pondoland Widow)

Synonyms: Leptoneura oxylus

Wikipedia Abstract

Dira oxylus (Pondoland widow) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from the lower Drakensberg foothills from the eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late December to early March. There is one generation per year The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0