Euliphyra mirifica
| Euliphyra mirifica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euliphyra |
| Species: | E. mirifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890[1] | |
Euliphyra mirifica, the African moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola and the western two-thirds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded in June and July.
The larvae live in the nests of Oecophylla smaragdina race longinoda and feed on ant regurgitations.
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- ↑ Euliphyra at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini
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