Chilades naidina

Chilades naidina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chilades
Species:	C. naidina
Binomial name
	Chilades naidina; (Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
	Catochrysops naidina Butler, 1886; Lepidochrysops naidina; Everes kedonga Grose-Smith, 1898; Lycaena pulchristriata Bethune-Baker, 1905;

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Chilades naidina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna, especially dry Acacia savanna.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

References[]

^ Chilades at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

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