Chilades naidina
Chilades naidina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chilades |
Species: | C. naidina |
Binomial name | |
Chilades naidina (Butler, 1886)[1] | |
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Chilades naidina is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna, especially dry Acacia savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Acacia species.
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