Teriomima micra
| Teriomima micra | |
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| Teriomima micra figures 10, 11 (male), 12 (female) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Teriomima |
| Species: | T. micra |
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| Teriomima micra (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1] | |
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Teriomima micra, the Minute Buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (from the coast to the northern part of the country).[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.
The larvae feed on tree lichens.
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