Dira oxylus
| Pondoland widow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Dira |
| Species: | D. oxylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dira oxylus (Trimen, 1881) | |
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Dira oxylus (Pondoland widow) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from the lower Drakensberg foothills from the eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 50–60 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late December to early March. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta.
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