Tsitana uitenhaga

Tsitana uitenhaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Tsitana
Species: T. uitenhaga
Binomial name
Tsitana uitenhaga
Evans, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Tsitana tsita uitenhaga Evans, 1937

The Uitenhage Sylph (Tsitana uitenhaga) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from dry grassy scrubland in the Nama Karoo from the West Cape to the East Cape in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy areas and riverbeds in hot, dry, scrubby areas in the southern Karoo.[2]

The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 31-36 for females. Adults are on wing from September to March (with a peak from October to November). There is one extended generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Stipa dregeana.

References

  1. Tsitana, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae
  3. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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