Leptomyrina phidias

Leptomyrina phidias is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas with rupicolous vegetation (growing on rocks) and anthropogenic environments.

Leptomyrina phidias
Peyrieras Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Leptomyrina
Species:
L. phidias
Binomial name
Leptomyrina phidias
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia phidias Fabricius, 1793
  • Lycaena rabe Boisduval, 1833

The larvae feed on Bryophyllum species including B. delagoense, B. daigremontianum, B. proliferum and B. pinnatum.

References
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  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.


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