Uranothauma cordatus
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Uranothauma |
Species: | U. cordatus
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Uranothauma cordatus | |
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Uranothauma cordatus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the 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.
References
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- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)