Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Uranothauma | |
Uranothauma heritsia, the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of submontane forests and wooded habitats.
Adult males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.
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