Dira jansei
Species of butterfly
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Dira jansei, or Janse's widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on wooded hillsides in the savanna/grassland ecotone in Limpopo's Strydpoortberg and Drakensberg and from the Makapans Cave to Mariepskop.
| Janse's widow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dira |
| Species: | D. jansei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dira jansei (Swierstra, 1911) | |
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Description
Habitat and behavior
It is observed residing near steep-grass covered slopes, with loose rocks, a terrain which is hazardous.[3]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Pennisetum clandestinum.
