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Castalius hesperis

Synonyms: Tuxentius hesperis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Western Pie (Tuxentius hesperis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from Globlershoop and Vioolsdrif and along the banks of the Orange River in the North Cape. The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–23 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are most common from October to December. The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronata.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0