Coenyra aurantiaca
Coenyra aurantiaca, the Pondo shadefly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the Eastern Cape from Alexandria to Wild Coast north to Umdoni Park in southern KwaZulu-Natal. Inland it is found to the Afromontane forests in the Amatolas and on the Katberg.
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The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May (with a peak in late summer).[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.
References
- "Coenyra Hewitson, 1865" 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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