Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cephetola | |
Cephetola kamengensis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forest edges and gallery forests at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1,200 metres.
Adult females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. Larvae are attended by ants.
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