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The Water Bronze or Water Blue (''Cacyreus tespis'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Ethiopia. The wingspan is 15–25 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, but usually from August to May. At higher altitudes adults are on wing in December and January.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on the buds and green seeds of ''Geranium'' and ''Pelargonium'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Cacyreus tespis tespis'' (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu and Maniema, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province and the Northern Cape Province) *''Cacyreus tespis ghimirra'' Talbot, 1935 (highlands of Ethiopia) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cacyreus tespis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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