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The King Copper (''Tylopaedia sardonyx'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa and Namibia. The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 35–50 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and from January to April in two generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Aspalathus spinosa'', ''Phylica olaefolia'', and ''Euclea undulata''. ==Subspecies== *''Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx'' (eastern West Cape to Namaqualand and near Karuman in the North Cape, north into Botswana, east to the East Cape and the Orange Free State) *''Tylopaedia sardonyx peringueyi'' (Dickson, 1969) (West Cape) *''Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita'' Henning & Henning, 1998 (central 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「Tylopaedia sardonyx」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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