- Source: Tuxentius
Tuxentius is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as pied Pierrots or pies. Contained in this genus are the African species formerly placed in Castalius, except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue pied Pierrot) which is separated in Zintha.
Species
The members of genus Tuxentius are:
Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) – white Pierrot
Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876) – forest pied Pierrot
Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876) – savanna pied Pierrot
Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907) – Ertli's Pierrot
Tuxentius gabrieli Balint, 1999 – Gabriel's Pierrot
Tuxentius hesperis (Vári, 1976) – western pie
Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892) – mountain pied Pierrot
Tuxentius melaena (Trimen, 1887) – dark pied Pierrot
Tuxentius stempfferi (Kielland, 1976) – Stempffer's Pierrot
Footnotes
References
Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project – Tuxentius Larsen 1982. The Pied Pierrots. Version of 2008-MAY-19. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Tuxentius. Version of 2007-MAY-20. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tuxentius
- Tuxentius margaritaceus
- Tuxentius stempfferi
- Tuxentius kaffana
- Tuxentius gabrieli
- Tuxentius hesperis
- Tuxentius ertli
- Tuxentius cretosus
- Tuxentius calice
- Tuxentius melaena
