Myrina sharpei

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Myrina

Myrina sharpei, the Sharpe's fig tree blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forest.

The larvae feed on Ficus capensis.

Subspecies

Myrina sharpei sharpei (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Uganda, Kenya: west to the Kakamega district, north-western Tanzania)

Myrina sharpei fontainei Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)

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