Dira oxylus, the Pondoland widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from the lower Drakensberg foothills from the eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The wingspan is 50âÂÂ60 mm for males and 55âÂÂ65 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late December to early March. There is one generation per year
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta.