Pseudonympha paragaika, the Golden Gate brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it has only been recorded from sandstone buttresses on the Golden Gate Highlands in Free State.
| Pseudonympha paragaika | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonympha |
| Species: | P. paragaika
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonympha paragaika Vári, 1971[2]
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The wingspan is 42–46 mm for males and 44–47 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses, probably including Merxmuellera species.
References
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- ^ Selb, H.E.T. (2020). "Pseudonympha paragaika". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161329231A168302688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161329231A168302688.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.