Actizera drucei

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Actizera drucei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Actizera
Species:
A. drucei
Binomial name
Actizera drucei
Synonyms
  • Zizera druceiBethune-Baker, 1906
  • Actizera lucida drucei

Actizera drucei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. [2] The habitat consists of transformed grassland.

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References

  1. Actizera at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.