Pseudonympha trimenii

Pseudonympha trimenii, or Trimen's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.

Pseudonympha trimenii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pseudonympha
Species:	P. trimenii
Binomial name
Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868[1]

The wingspan is 40–52 mm for males and 44–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to late November. There is one generation per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Poaceae grasses, including Danthonia stricta and other coarse, wiry grasses.

Subspecies

• Pseudonympha trimenii trimenii (south-western Cape)
• Pseudonympha trimenii nieuwveldensis Dickson, 1966 (Nieuwveld Mountains in the south-western Cape)
• Pseudonympha trimenii ruthae Dickson, 1966 (Eastern Cape)
• Pseudonympha trimenii namaquana van Son, 1966 (Northern Cape)