Blue-eyed Pierrot | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: |
Zintha Eliot, 1973 |
Species: | Z. hintza
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Binomial name | |
Zintha hintza (
Trimen, 1864)
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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, and like Zintha they were formerly included in Castalius. [1]
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 24–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April. [2]
The larvae feed on Ziziphus species, including Z. zeyheriana and Z. mucronata.
This butterfly occurs in tropical eastern and southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized: [3]