Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Uranothauma
Species: Uranothauma heritsia
Subspecies: (4)
U. h. chibonotana – U. h. heritsia – U. h. intermedia – U. h. virgo

Name

Uranothauma heritsia (Hewitson, 1876).

Type locality: Cameroon: “Cameroons”.

Holotype: BMNH.

References

• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 

• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 

• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.