Dingana jerinae, or Jerine's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from the upper southern scree slopes of the Kransberg in Limpopo, South Africa.

Jerine's widow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dingana
Species:
D. jerinae
Binomial name
Dingana jerinae
Henning & Henning, 1996[1]

The wingspan is 65–72 mm. Adults are on wing in November. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Pennisetum clandestinum.

References

edit
  1. ^ Dingana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.