title: Tuxentius margaritaceus
text: # Tuxentius margaritaceus
  
  Tuxentius margaritaceus, the Margarita's Pierrot or mountain pied Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
  
  ## Range and habitat
  
  It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the highlands of Angola, the DRC (Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Maniema and Sankuru), southern Sudan, Uganda, central and western Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of sub-montane forests and moist savanna, especially along river courses in mountainous regions.
  
  ## Habits and food plant
  
  Adult males mud-puddle. The larvae feed on Gouania longispicata.
  
  