Leptomyrina gorgias

Updated on Jan 01, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Leptomyrina Higher classification Leptomyrina		Phylum Arthropoda Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Leptomyrina gorgias Rank Species

Wingspan Female: 2.5 – 3.2 cm (Adult), Male: 1.8 – 2.9 cm (Adult) Similar Leptomyrina, Butterfly, Pentila tropicalis, Iolaus mimosae, Tuxentius melaena

Leptomyrina gorgias, the common black-eye, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 18.5–29 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in November and March.

The larvae feed on Kalanchoe, Crassula and Cotyledon species.

Subspecies

Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias (East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Orange Free State, southern Mozambique)

Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935 (Somalia, eastern Kenya, Tanzania, northern Mozambique, Zambia)

Leptomyrina gorgias cana Talbot, 1935 (western Kenya, Uganda)

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