Stygionympha dicksoni
Species of butterfly
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Stygionympha dicksoni, or Dickson's hillside brown,[1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the south-western part of the Western Cape. It was also found at the Tygerberg, but is now extirpated from there.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Satyrinae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Stygionympha |
| Species: | S. dicksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygionympha dicksoni | |
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The wingspan is 34–37 mm for males and 35–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Tribolium echinatum.
