Chondrolepis uluguru | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Chondrolepis |
Species: | C. uluguru |
Binomial name | |
Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 | |
Chondrolepis uluguru is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. [1] The habitat consists of submontane areas.
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