Water Bronze
Resident, common throughout southern Africa. Flies in summer months.
Family Name:
Cacyreus tespis tespis
Common Name:
Water Bronze
Identification:
Wingspan 15-25 mm. Male and female similar.
Behaviour:
Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight. Never far from dense patches of one of its food plants
Larval foodplants:
Geranium sp., Pelargonium sp.
Water Bronze
Family Name: Cacyreus tespis tespisCommon Name: Water Bronze
Wingspan 15-25 mm. Male and female similar. Flies throughout the day. Fluttering flight. Never far from dense patches of one of its food plants Geranium sp., Pelargonium sp.
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