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''Spalgis lemolea'', the Lemolea Harvester or African Apefly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, from Gabon to Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and Botswana.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Spalgina )〕 The habitat consists of forests and dense savanna (Guinea savanna and Miombo woodland), as well as thick riverine bush. Adults are attracted to water and fresh as well as dry bird droppings. The larvae are broad and slug-like and are hairy and either black or dark grey in colour. They resemble the coccids upon which they feed. These include ''Dactylopius'' (including ''Dactylopius longispinus'', ''Dactylopius virgatus var. madagascariensis''), ''Pseudococcus'', ''Phenacoccus'', ''Planococcoides'', ''Ferrisiana'' and ''Planococcus'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Spalgis lemolea lemolea'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon to Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, Botswana) *''Spalgis lemolea pilos'' Druce, 1890 (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon) 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「Spalgis lemolea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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