Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Tarsocera southeyae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Satyrini Rank Species | |
Tarsocera southeyae, the Southey's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa at medium altitudes from Calvina in the Northern Cape to Willowmore and Jansenville in the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November (with a peak in October). There is one generation per year
The larvae probably feed on various Poaceae species.
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