Uranothauma crawshayi

Uranothauma crawshayi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi and eastern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas.

Uranothauma crawshayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Uranothauma
Species:
U. crawshayi
Binomial name
Uranothauma crawshayi
Butler, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi Kielland, 1980

The larvae feed on Choristylis rhamnoides.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uranothauma crawshayi.
Wikispecies has information related to Uranothauma crawshayi.
  1. Uranothauma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.