Cerautola fisheri

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Cerautola fisheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cerautola
Species:
C. fisheri
Binomial name
Cerautola fisheri
Libert & Collins, 1999 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cerautola (Cerautola) fisheri

Cerautola fisheri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia. [2]

The larvae feed on algae and foliate lichen.

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References

  1. Cerautola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.