Deloneura sheppardi
| Deloneura sheppardi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deloneura |
| Species: | D. sheppardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934[1] | |
Deloneura sheppardi, the Sheppard's buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique.[2]
Adults are primarily on wing in March and April.
Larvae have a blue body and a brown head.
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- ↑ Deloneura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
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