Uranothauma cordatus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Uranothauma |
| Species: | U. cordatus |
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| Uranothauma cordatus (Sharpe, 1892)[1] | |
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Uranothauma cordatus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (the north-eastern part of the country to Kivu), Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas at altitudes above 1,500 meters.
Adult males mud-puddle and have also been recorded on excrement.
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- ↑ Uranothauma, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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