Leptomyrina handmani

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Leptomyrina handmani
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L. handmani
Binomial name
Leptomyrina handmani
Gifford, 1965 [1]
Synonyms
  • Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) handmani

Leptomyrina handmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Malawi and Zambia. [2]

The larvae feed on Kalanchoe and Cotyledon species.

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References

  1. Leptomyrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.