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Rainforest Brown
Cassionympha cassius
-33.9641, 23.9245
Field Notes
Description:
Male 34-38mm Female 36-42mm. Sexes similar. Fond of shade but often out feeding on flowers in full sun.
Habitat:
Forest edges, gullies, flatlands. Distribution: Common in cool, moist forests, coastal or riverine bush and kloofs from W Cape along eastern seaboard through E Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, eastern slopes of escarpment through Swaziland and Mpumalanga to Limpopo Province
Notes:
Flight periods: Year-round, mostly Sept-May.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 26, 2013
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