Tuxentius calice

Tuxentius calice
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Tuxentius
Species: T. calice
Binomial name
Tuxentius calice
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena calice Hopffer, 1855
  • Castalius calice
  • Castalius gregorii Butler, 1894

Tuxentius calice, the white pie, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 21–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are most common from October to March.[2]

The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronata and probably other Ziziphus species.

Subspecies

  • Tuxentius calice calice (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Angola, Malawi, southern Tanzania)
  • Tuxentius calice gregorii (Butler, 1894) (northern Tanzania, central Kenya)

References

  1. ↑ Tuxentius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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