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''Tuxentius cretosus'', the Savanna Pied Pierrot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1) )〕 The habitat consists of dry savanna and Guinea savanna. The larval host plant also serves as the nectar source for the adults. Adult males mud-puddle. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus jujuba''. They feed on the underside of the leaves of the host plant, eating only the outer cortex and never through the leaf. ==Subspecies== *''Tuxentius cretosus cretosus'' (Ethiopia, coast of Kenya) *''Tuxentius cretosus lactinatus'' (Butler, 1886) (Somalia) *''Tuxentius cretosus nodieri'' (Oberthür, 1883) (Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Mali, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon) *''Tuxentius cretosus usemia'' (Neave, 1904) (Uganda, northern and western Kenya) 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 cretosus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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