Uranothauma heritsia

Uranothauma heritsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Uranothauma
Species: U. heritsia
Binomial name
Uranothauma heritsia
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena heritsia Hewitson, 1876
  • Cupido chibonotana Aurivillius, 1910
  • Phlyaria heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958
  • Hyreus virgo Butler, 1896

Uranothauma heritsia, the Light Branded Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests and wooded habitats.

Adult males mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.

Subspecies

References

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