Tsitana tulbagha
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]
| Tsitana tulbagha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Tsitana |
| Species: | T. tulbagha |
| Binomial name | |
| Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937[1] | |
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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