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Congdonia duplex

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
C. duplex

Similar
  
Sedum oregonense, Sedum candollei, Sedum obtusatum, Sedum alpestre, Diamorpha

Congdonia is a genus of butterflies in the Lycaenidae family. It contains only one species, Congdonia duplex, which is found in south-eastern Tanzania (the genus is endemic to the Afrotropics). The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in February.

References

Congdonia duplex Wikipedia