Tuxentius melaena

Black pie
Upper and underside of the
nominate subspecies
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tuxentius
Species:
T. melaena
Binomial name
Tuxentius melaena
(Trimen, 1887)
  approximate range
Synonyms
  • Lycaena melaena Trimen, 1887
  • Castalius melaena
  • Lycaena griqua Trimen, 1887
  • Cupido melas Aurivillius, 1924

Tuxentius melaena, the black pie or dark pied Pierrot, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

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