Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Tuxentius melaena | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tuxentius Rank Species | |
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Similar Eicochrysops messapus, Tarucus sybaris, Cupidopsis iobates, Alaena amazoula, Axiocerses tjoane | ||
Tuxentius melaena, the black pie or dark pied Pierrot, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 21–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are most common from October to March.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronata and probably other Ziziphus species.
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