Tarsocera cassus, the spring widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October or November). There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Lolium temulentum and Haparrhenia hirta.
Tarsocera cassus, the spring widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October or November). There is one generation per year
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Lolium temulentum and Haparrhenia hirta.
Tarsocera cassus is een vlinder uit de onderfamilie Satyrinae van de familie Nymphalidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1764 door Carl Linnaeus.
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