Tarsocera cassina
Tarsocera cassina, the sand-dune widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa in the Western Cape along the coast from Lambert's Bay to Bredasdorp.
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Species: | T. cassina |
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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.
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