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Note:
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One of our smallest butterflies. |
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Distribution:
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Ethiopia, Southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, eastern DRC, northern Tanzania, northern Malawi, Zambia and rare in Free State, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
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Larval food (by plant family):
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Larval food (by plant genus):
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| Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | Trifolium (Larval foodplant)
| | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | Vigna (Larval foodplant)
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Larval food (by plant species):
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Literature:
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Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 276.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 310.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Lycaenidae subfamily Polyommatinae, p. 84, Online Encyclopaedia. |
