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Uranothauma cuneatum

Uranothauma cuneatum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, southern and western Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zambia.

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Uranothauma cuneatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Uranothauma
Species:
U. cuneatum
Binomial name
Uranothauma cuneatum
Tite, 19581

Uranothauma cuneatum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, southern and western Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zambia.2

The larvae feed on Myrica species.

References

References

  1. Uranothauma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)