Tsitana tulbagha

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

The Tulbagh Sylph (Tsitana tulbagha) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy, rocky areas in Fynbos and Karoo.[2]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 40-41 for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak from October to November). There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Pseudopentameris macrantha, Danthonia and Merxmuellera species.

Subspecies

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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