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The Common Fig-tree Blue (''Myrina silenus'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabia and northern Oman. The wingspan is 26.5–34 mm for males and 33–41 mm for females. Adults are on year round with peaks from September to October and from April to June in the eastern part of the range.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Ficus'' species, including ''Ficus capensis'', ''Ficus stipulate'', ''Ficus cordata'', ''Ficus sur'', ''Ficus pumila'' and ''Ficus ingens''. ==Subspecies== *''Myrina silenus silenus'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, north-western Zambia) *''Myrina silenus nzoiae'' d'Abrera, 1980 (Ethiopia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, northern Oman, western and northern Kenya) *''Myrina silenus ficedula'' (Trimen, 1879) (southern Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia: Caprivi, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province) *''Myrina silenus penningtoni'' Dickson & Stephen, 1971 (South Africa: Western Cape Province – west, Northern Cape Province)) *''Myrina silenus suzannae'' Larsen & Plowes, 1991 (northern Namibia) 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「Myrina silenus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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