Uranothauma heritsia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Uranothauma |
Species: | U. heritsia
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Binomial name | |
Uranothauma heritsia | |
Synonyms | |
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Uranothauma heritsia, the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of submontane forests and wooded habitats.
Adult males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.
Uranothauma heritsia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Uranothauma |
Species: | U. heritsia
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Binomial name | |
Uranothauma heritsia | |
Synonyms | |
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Uranothauma heritsia, the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of submontane forests and wooded habitats.
Adult males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.