page_title: Catacroptera
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Catacroptera / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: A Pirate butterfly Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe at Mount Gilboa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
context_page_description: Catacroptera is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat consists of grassland and savanna. Adults are on wing year round, but from September to April in cooler areas.
context_section_description: The single species, Catacroptera cloanthe, the pirate, has a wingspan of 50 to 63 mm. Its dorsal colour is orange with rows of dark bands in the forewing and blue spots surrounded by darker brown in the hindwing. The underside is brown with greyish stripes. Sexes are similar. There are seasonal forms which differ slightly. The dry-season form has a dark brown underside.
caption: A pirate in KwaZulu-Natal
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