Deloneura subfusca

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Dusky buff
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deloneura
Species:
D. subfusca
Binomial name
Deloneura subfusca
Hawker-Smith, 1933 [1]
Synonyms
  • Deloneura innesivan Son, 1949

Deloneura subfusca, the dusky buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Lualaba), Tanzania (from the south-west to Mpanda), Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe (the Harare district). [2] Its habitat consists of woodland.

References

  1. Deloneura 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 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2020.