Myrina sharpei
| Myrina sharpei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Myrina |
| Species: | M. sharpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906[1] | |
Myrina sharpei, Sharpe’s Fig Tree Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forest.
The larvae feed on Ficus capensis.
Subspecies
- Myrina sharpei sharpei (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, Uganda, Kenya: west to the Kakamega district, north-western Tanzania)
- Myrina sharpei fontainei Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele)
References
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- ↑ Myrina, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Amblypodiina
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