Tuxentius hesperis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tuxentius |
| Species: | T. hesperis
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| Tuxentius hesperis (Vári, 1976)[1]
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Tuxentius hesperis, the western pie, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from Groblershoop and Vioolsdrif and along the banks of the Orange River in the Northern 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.[2]
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronata.
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- ^ Tuxentius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.