Eresiomera bicolor

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Eresiomera bicolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eresiomera
Species:
E. bicolor
Binomial name
Eresiomera bicolor
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia bicolorGrose-Smith & Kirby, 1890

Eresiomera bicolor, the western pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults feed on flower nectar from extrafloral nectaries.

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Eresiomera campbelli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eresiomera clenchi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.

Eresiomera cornesi, the Cornes' pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera cornucopiae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon.

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Eresiomera isca, the common pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests and swamp forests.

Eresiomera jacksoni, the Jackson's pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera kiellandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera magnimacula is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera mapongwa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon.

Eresiomera nancy is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eresiomera nigeriana, the Nigerian pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera ouesso is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.

Eresiomera paradoxa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Eresiomera petersi, the Peters' pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and eastern Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.

Eresiomera phaeochiton is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Maniema) and the Republic of the Congo.

Eresiomera phillipi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Central African Republic and possibly the Republic of the Congo.

Eresiomera rougeoti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.

References

  1. Eresiomera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-10.