Teriomima puellaris
Teriomima puellaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Teriomima |
Species: | T. puellaris |
Binomial name | |
Teriomima puellaris (Trimen, 1894)[1] | |
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Teriomima puellaris, the two-dotted buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique, southern Malawi and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing from July to April.
The larvae feed on tree algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.
References
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- ↑ Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
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