Dingana fraterna, the Stoffberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from one hillside to the south-west of the Stoffberg in the Mpumalanga province.
| Stoffberg widow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. fraterna
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| Binomial name | |
| Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996[1]
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Description
editThe wingspan is 56–61 mm for males and 55–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-to late October. There is one generation per year[2]
Similar to D. angusta, this butterfly features white and orange postdiscal spots on the upperside of forewing.[3]
Habitat and behavior
editThis butterfly is associated with Sekhukhune Montane Grassland (Gm 19) (Mucina and Rutherford).[3]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ Dingana 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.
- ^ a b Williams, M.C. (2009). "Two specials in two weekends- rediscovering Lepidochryops lotana and Dingana fraterna" (PDF). Metamosphosis. 20 (1). The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa: 11–14.