dickson's brown (stygionympha dicksoni) in These butterflies inhabit grasslands and savannah-like areas.
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stygionympha dicksoniESA Categories -insects

  • National Parks/ Sanctuaries

    -

  • Common Names

    dickson's brown, dickson's widow, tygerberg hillside brown, dickson's hillside brown

  • Regions

    South Africa

  • Population

    Exact population unknown but estimated in the thousands.

  • Habitat

    These butterflies inhabit grasslands and savannah-like areas.

  • Weight(in lbs) and Life Span

    0.0002 and 1

Regions

South Africa

The stygionympha dicksoni is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. They are typically brown with hints of orange and white.

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