Wichgraf’s Hillside Brown

Stygionympha wichgrafi, or Wichgraf's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wichgraf’s Hillside Brown being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Cassionympha detecta
• Stygionympha vigilans
• Pseudonympha magus
• Pseudonympha magoides
• Cassionympha cassius
• Melampias huebneri

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nymphalidae

Genus

Stygionympha

Species

Stygionympha wichgrafi

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