Tuxentius calice
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tuxentius |
| Species: | T. calice |
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| Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)[1] | |
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Tuxentius calice, the white pie, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 21–24 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 calice calice (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Angola, Malawi, southern Tanzania)
- Tuxentius calice gregorii (Butler, 1894) (northern Tanzania, central Kenya)
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