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Bowker’s Blue (''Tarucus bowkeri'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the North Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amatolas in the East Cape. The wingspan is 23–27 mm for males and 26–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, but is most common in early summer and sometimes also on wing in winter. There are multiple generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Phylica paniculata''. ==Subspecies== *''Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri'' (from East Cape along escarpment to KwaZulu-Natal and along the Drakensberg foothills) *''Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis'' Quickelberge, 1972 (from Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province along the Drakensberg escarpment) 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「Tarucus bowkeri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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