Tarsocera cassus

Tarsocera cassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Tarsocera
Species: T. cassus
Binomial name
Tarsocera cassus
(Linnaeus, 1764)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cassus Linnaeus, 1764
  • Dira cassus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Tarsocera cassus cassus ab. polyops Vári, 1971
  • Tarsocera cassus cassus ab. signata Vári, 1971

The Spring Widow (Tarsocera cassus) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October or November). There is one generation per year[2]

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Lolium temulentum and Haparrhenia hirta.

Subspecies

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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