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The Black Pie or Dark Pied Pierrot (''Tuxentius melaena'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus mucronata'' and probably other ''Ziziphus'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Tuxentius melaena melaena'' (South Africa (East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal coast, then into Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and North West Province) to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia) *''Tuxentius melaena griqua'' (Trimen, 1887) (North Cape) 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「Tuxentius melaena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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