| Tarsocera imitator | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Tarsocera |
| Species: | T. imitator |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarsocera imitator Vári, 1971[1] |
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The Deceptive Widow (Tarsocera imitator) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in Namaqualand from Steinkopf in the northern Cape south to the Lambert’s Bay area in the western Cape.
The wingspan is 42-52 mm for males and 50-57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species.