Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Uranothauma | |
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Uranothauma cordatus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the north-eastern part of the country to Kivu), Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane areas at altitudes above 1,500 meters.
Adult males mud-puddle and have also been recorded on excrement.
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