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Uranothauma frederikkae

Uranothauma frederikkae, the Cameroon branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes above 1,300 meters.

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Uranothauma frederikkae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Uranothauma
Species:
U. frederikkae
Binomial name
Uranothauma frederikkae
Libert, 19931

Uranothauma frederikkae, the Cameroon branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.2 The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes above 1,300 meters.

Subspecies

  • Uranothauma frederikkae frederikkae (Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Uranothauma frederikkae manengoubensis Libert, 1993 (Cameroon)
References

References

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