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Lipaphnaeus loxura

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Lipaphnaeus loxura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lipaphnaeus
Species:
L. loxura
Binomial name
Lipaphnaeus loxura
(Rebel, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis loxura Rebel, 1914

Lipaphnaeus loxura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Kivu and Lualaba), Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Maesa species, including M. lanceolata and M. welwitschii.

References

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  1. ^ Lipaphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.