Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996
Stoffberg widow
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 2002
Rediscovered in 20 October 2014
Distribution
Stoffberg (southwest), Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Henning, G. A. and Henning, S. F. (1996). A review of the genus Dingana van Son (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) with descriptions of a new genus, three new species and three new subspecies. Metamorphosis 7(4): 153-172.
Other references:
Henning, Graham. (2015). Lepidoptera conservation in South Africa - part 2. Babbel Blues 3: 18-23.
Lawrence, James M. (2015). Rediscovery of the threatened Stoffberg Widow butterfly, Dingana fraterna: the value of citizen scientists for African conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-015-9787-0 [Abstract]
Mecenero, S; Ball, J.B.; Edge, D.A.; Hamer, M.L.; Henning, G.A.; Kruger, M.; Pringle, E.L.; Terblanche, R.F.; Williams, M.C. (2013). Conservation Assessment of Butterflies of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Red List and Atlas, pp 676. Saftronics and the Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. [Available here]
Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers.
Woodhall SE (2013) Genus Dingana van Son, 1955. In: Mecenero S, Ball JB, Edge DA, Hamer ML, Henning GA, Krüger M, Pringle EL, Terblanche RF, Williams MC (eds) Conservation assessment of butterflies of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: red list and atlas. Saftronics, Johannesburg, pp. 236-241
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