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Tsitana tsita uitenhaga

Synonyms: Tsitana uitenhaga

Wikipedia Abstract

Tsitana uitenhaga, the Uitenhage sylph, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is only known from dry grassy scrubland in the Nama Karoo from the West Cape to the East Cape in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy areas and riverbeds in hot, dry, scrubby areas in the southern Karoo. The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 31-36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to March (with a peak from October to November). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on Stipa dregeana.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0