Tarsocera imitator
| Deceptive widow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Tarsocera |
| Species: | T. imitator
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarsocera imitator Vári, 1971[1]
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Tarsocera imitator, the deceptive widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.
The wingspan is 42–52 mm for males and 50–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ Tarsocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.