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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The White Pie (Tuxentius calice) 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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