| Tarsocera cassina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Tarsocera |
| Species: | T. cassina |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarsocera cassina (Butler, 1868)[1] |
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The Sand-dune Widow (Tarsocera cassina) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in the western Cape along the coast from Lambert’s Bay to Bredasdorp.
The wingspan is 35-40 mm for males and 40-45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September/October to November. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Lolium species and Brachypodium distachyum.