Tarsocera cassina

Tarsocera cassina
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]
Synonyms
  • Leptoneura cassina Butler, 1868

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.

References

  1. ↑ Tarsocera, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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