| Lowland branded blue | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Uranothauma |
| Species: | U. falkensteini |
| Binomial name | |
| Uranothauma falkensteini | |
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Uranothauma falkensteini, the lowland branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males are attracted to damp patches and traps baited with fish, prawn or toad. Both sexes are attracted to flowers. The larvae feed on Acacia abyssinica , Albizia adianthifolia and Albizia gummifera . They feed on the young shoots of their host plant.
Phlyaria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, consisting of only one species, Phlyaria cyara, the pied blue, which is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Uranothauma nubifer, the black heart or black-heart branded blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is also found in eastern Zaire.
Charaxes cedreatis, the green demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, south-western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of evergreen forests, Brachystegia woodland and riverine forests.
Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Aphnaeus orcas, the common highflier or common silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western and south-western Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
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. The habitat consists of edges of submontane forests.
Uranothauma cordatus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane areas at altitudes above 1,500 meters.
Uranothauma crawshayi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of montane areas.
Uranothauma cuneatum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, southern and western Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zambia.
Uranothauma delatorum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and western and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Uranothauma frederikkae, the Cameroon branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes above 1,300 meters.
Uranothauma heritsia, the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of submontane forests and wooded habitats.
Uranothauma lukwangule is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania.
Uranothauma lunifer is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and western Tanzania.
Uranothauma poggei, the striped heart, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and the edges of forests.
Uranothauma usambarae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania in the western Usambara Mountains.
Uranothauma vansomereni, the pale heart, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of savanna.
Dapidodigma demeter, the eastern virgin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda. The habitat consists of rainforests.
Anthene larydas, the spotted hairtail or common ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests and Guinea savanna.
Anthene lunulata, the lunulated hairtail and red-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and north-eastern Botswana. The habitat consists of savanna and forests.
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