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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''.〔Brower (2008), and see references in Savela (2007)〕 The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 24–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus'' species, including ''Ziziphus zeheriana'' and ''Ziziphus mucronata''. ==Distribution and subspecies== This butterfly occurs in tropical eastern and southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized:〔See references in Savela (2007)〕 * ''Zintha hintza hintza'' (Trimen, 1864) :South Africa to Kenya, possibly Zaire * ''Zintha hintza krooni'' (Dickson, 1973) :Namibia and adjacent regions * ''Zintha hintza resplendens'' (Butler, 1876) :Ethiopia and adjacent regions 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zintha hintza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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