| 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.
Uranothauma is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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.
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 artemenes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Uranothauma belcastroi the Belcastro's branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. The habitat consists of upland forests.
Uranothauma confusa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Livingstone Mountains of Tanzania and in Malawi.
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 kilimensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro).
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 uganda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi. Despite the name, the species is not found in Uganda.
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.
Uranothauma williamsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests.
