- Dira jansei
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Dira jansei Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Satyrini Genus: Dira Species: D. jansei Binomial name Dira jansei
(Swierstra, 1911)Synonyms - Leptoneura jansei Swierstra, 1911[1]
Janse’s Widow (Dira jansei) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on wooded hillsides in the savanna/grassland ecotone in the Limpopo Provinces Strydpoortberg and Drakensberg and from the Makapans Cave to Mariepskop.
The wingspan is 48-55 mm for males and 52-58 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late February to mid March. There is one generation per year[2]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
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