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词条 Tuxentius melaena
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  1. Subspecies

  2. References

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| name = Black pie
| image = Tuxentius melaena subsp melaena, Skeerpoort, a.jpg
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| taxon = Tuxentius melaena
| authority = (Trimen, 1887)[1]
| synonyms =
  • Lycaena melaena Trimen, 1887
  • Castalius melaena
  • Lycaena griqua Trimen, 1887
  • Cupido melas Aurivillius, 1924

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Tuxentius melaena, the black pie or dark pied Pierrot, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 21–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are most common from October to March.[2]

The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronata and probably other Ziziphus species.

Subspecies

  • Tuxentius melaena melaena

Range: South Africa (from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast, inland to Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West) to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia

  • Tuxentius melaena griqua (Trimen, 1887)

Range: Northern Cape, South Africa

References

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1. ^Tuxentius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
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4 : Butterflies described in 1887|Polyommatini|Butterflies of Africa|Taxa named by Roland Trimen

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