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Swanepoel’s Widow
Dira swanepoeli
Dira swanepoeli, or Swanepoel's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southern slopes of the Blouberg Range in Limpopo, South Africa.
From the article Dira swanepoeli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is 58–65 mm for males and 60–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late February to early March. There is one generation per year.
Range & habitat
Adults are observed residing in rocky grasslands with stunted forest clearings, specifically in areas with long grass like Merxmullera. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Eragrostis aspera, Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 697315.