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]

Tsitana tulbagha, the Tulbagh sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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 mm 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

Tsitana tulbagha tulbagha (from the western Western Cape mountains to the southern Northern Cape)
Tsitana tulbagha kaplani Dickson, 1976 (southern and eastern Western Cape mountains to Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape)

References

Tsitana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Tsitana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.