Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Zintha hintza | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Polyommatini Rank Species | |
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Zintha is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, with the only species being Zintha hintza, the blue-eyed Pierrot, blue pied Pierrot or Hintza blue. The pied Pierrots proper are the closely related genus Tuxentius, however, but like Zintha they were formerly included in Castalius.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 24–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus species, including Z. zeheriana and Z. mucronata.
Distribution and subspecies
This butterfly occurs in tropical eastern and southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized:
References
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