Myrina dermaptera

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Myrina dermaptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Myrina
Species:
M. dermaptera
Binomial name
Myrina dermaptera
(Wallengren, 1857) [1]
Synonyms
  • Loxura dermapteraWallengren, 1857

Myrina dermaptera, the lesser fig-tree blue or scarce fig-tree blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabia and northern Oman.

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The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with strong peaks in November and from April to June. [2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species, including F. sur , F. thonningii and F. natalensis .

Female at uMhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal Lesser fig tree blue Myrina dermaptera dermaptera 2012 07 10 12 10 17 0851.jpg
Female at uMhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal
Caterpillar at Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Myrina dermaptera iN 228280728 c.jpg
Caterpillar at Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Subspecies

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References

  1. Myrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.