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The Cupreous Blue (''Eicochrysops messapus'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.〔http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Eicochrysops_messapus/classification/〕 It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo Province and northern KwaZulu-Natal. The wingspan is 17–22 mm for males and 17–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer area, with peaks in October and March. In cooler areas it is not found from April to September〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae probably feed on ''Thesium'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Eicochrysops messapus messapus'' (West Cape to Orange Free State) *''Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena'' (Wallengren, 1857) (northern East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, northern Orange Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province) *''Eicochrysops messapus nandiana'' (Bethune-Baker, 1906) (Kenya, Uganda) *''Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) (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「Eicochrysops messapus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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