Tarsocera namaquensis
Tarsocera namaquensis, the Namaqua widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from Steinkopf in Namaqualand south to Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape.
Namaqua widow | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Tarsocera |
Species: | T. namaquensis |
Binomial name | |
Tarsocera namaquensis Vári, 1971[1] | |
The wingspan is 38–48 mm for males and 42–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October (with a peak in September). There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.
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