Uranothauma antinorii

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Uranothauma antinorii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Uranothauma
Species:
U. antinorii
Binomial name
Uranothauma antinorii
(Oberthür, 1883) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena antinoriiOberthür, 1883
  • Cupido felthamiStevenson, 1934
  • Uranothauma antinorii f. albicansTalbot, 1935
  • Uranothauma antinorii f. splendensStoneham, 1937
  • Uranothauma antinorii f. magnificansStoneham, 1937

Uranothauma antinorii, the blue heart or Antinori's branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of edges of submontane forests.

It has (recto) dark violet forewings bordered with blackish, and bluish-grey hindwings darker at the margin and base.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Uranothauma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)