Coenyra_hebe

<i>Coenyra hebe</i>

Coenyra hebe

Species of butterfly

Coenyra hebe, the Zulu shadefly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal from Durban north along the coastal plain to Maputaland. It is also found from Greytown to Eswatini and Mpumalanga.

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The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round (with a peak from November to January).[2]

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta.

References

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  1. [1]
    "Coenyra Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    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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