Uranothauma nubifer
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Uranothauma |
| Species: | U. nubifer |
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| Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)[1] | |
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The Black Heart or Black-heart Branded Blue (Uranothauma nubifer) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is also found in eastern Zaire.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia karroo.
Subspecies
- Uranothauma nubifer nubifer (Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya: west, central and the Teita Hills, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)
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- ↑ Uranothauma, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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