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| name = Leptomyrina hirundo
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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Coetzer, A.J. |author2=Westrip, J.R.S. |date=2020 |title=''Leptomyrina hirundo'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T161320120A161320129 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161320120A161320129.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
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| taxon = Leptomyrina hirundo
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| authority = ([[Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren|Wallengren]], 1857)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/leptomyrina/index.html ''Leptomyrina''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
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| synonyms = *''Thecla hirundo'' <small>Wallengren, 1857</small>
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| genus = ''[[Leptomyrina]]''
| species = '''''L. hirundo'''''
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| binomial_authority = (Wallengren, 1857)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/leptomyrina/index.html ''Leptomyrina''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
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The '''Tailed Black-eye''' (''Leptomyrina hirundo'') is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Lycaenidae]] family. It is found from [[South Africa]] to the coast of eastern [[Kenya]] and [[Malawi]]. In South Africa it is found in warm wooded Savannah from the East Cape to coastal [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and inland in riverine forest to [[Swaziland]], [[Mpumalanga]] and the [[Limpopo Province]].


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'''''Leptomyrina hirundo''''', the '''tailed black-eye''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Lycaenidae]]. It is found from [[South Africa]] to the coast of eastern [[Kenya]] and [[Malawi]]. In South Africa it is found in warm wooded savannah from the [[Eastern Cape]] to coastal [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and inland in riverine forest to [[Swaziland]], [[Mpumalanga]] and [[Limpopo]].
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The [[wingspan]] is 19-24 mm for males and 19.5-26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in November and March<ref>Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.</ref>.


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The [[wingspan]] is 19–24&nbsp;mm for males and 19.5–26&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in November and March.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
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The larvae feed on ''[[Kalanchoe]]'', ''[[Crassula]]'', ''[[Byrophyllum]]'' and ''[[Cotyledon]]'' species.

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The larvae feed on ''[[Kalanchoe]]'', ''[[Crassula]]'', ''[[Byrophyllum]]'' and ''[[Cotyledon (genus)|Cotyledon]]'' species.


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Leptomyrina hirundo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptomyrina
Species:
L. hirundo
Binomial name
Leptomyrina hirundo
Synonyms
  • Thecla hirundo Wallengren, 1857

Leptomyrina hirundo, the tailed black-eye, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to the coast of eastern Kenya and Malawi. In South Africa it is found in warm wooded savannah from the Eastern Cape to coastal KwaZulu-Natal and inland in riverine forest to Swaziland, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 19.5–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in November and March.[3]

The larvae feed on Kalanchoe, Crassula, Byrophyllum and Cotyledon species.

References

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  1. ^ Coetzer, A.J.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Leptomyrina hirundo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161320120A161320129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161320120A161320129.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Leptomyrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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