Tarsocera
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Tarsocera is a butterfly
genus
from the subfamily Satyrinae
in the family Nymphalidae
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
from the subfamily Satyrinae
Satyrinae
Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
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Species
- Tarsocera cassinaTarsocera cassinaThe Sand-dune Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in the western Cape along the coast from Lambert’s Bay to Bredasdorp....
(Butler, 1868) - Tarsocera cassusTarsocera cassusThe Spring Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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...
(Linnaeus, 1764) - Tarsocera dicksoniTarsocera dicksoniDickson’s Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the northern and western Cape from Springbok south and west to Piketberg and east to the Swartberg Pass....
(van Son, 1962) - Tarsocera fulvinaTarsocera fulvinaThe Karoo Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa in the western Cape from the Hex River Mountains to the Roggeveld escarpment and the Sneeuberg, south to Grootwindhoekberge in the eastern Cape....
Vári, 1971 - Tarsocera imitatorTarsocera imitatorThe Deceptive Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, in Namaqualand from Steinkopf in the northern Cape south to the Lambert’s Bay area in the western Cape....
Vári, 1971 - Tarsocera namaquensisTarsocera namaquensisThe Namaqua Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, from Steinkopf in Namaqualand south to Nieuwoudtville in the northern Cape....
Vári, 1971 - Tarsocera southeyaeTarsocera southeyaeSouthey’s Widow is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa on medium altitudes from Calvina in the northern Cape to Willowmore and Jansenville in the eastern Cape....
Dickson, 1969