Tsitana dicksoni
| Tsitana dicksoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Tsitana |
| Species: | T. dicksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1955[1] | |
Dickson’s Sylph (Tsitana dicksoni) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa where it is only known from the Franschhoek Pass and Klein Drakenstein Mountains in the west Cape and Garcia’s and Robinson Pass. The habitat consists of grassy spots in montane Fynbos vegetation.[2]
The wingspan is 35–37 mm for males and 40-42 for females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Pseudopentameris macrantha.
References
- ↑ Tsitana, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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