Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Myrina dermaptera | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Myrina Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Myrina, Myrina silenus, Eicochrysops messapus, Deudorix dinochares, Belenois thysa | ||
Myrina dermaptera, the lesser fig-tree blue or scarce fig-tree blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabia and northern Oman.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with strong peaks in November and from April to June.
The larvae feed on Ficus species, including F. sur, F. thonningii and F. natalensis.
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