Leptomyrina phidias
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Peyrieras Nature Reserve, Madagascar | |
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Leptomyrina phidias is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas with rupicolous vegetation (growing on rocks) and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae feed on Bryophyllum species including B. delagoense, B. daigremontianum, and B. pinnatum.
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- ^ Leptomyrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1793
- Hypolycaenini
- Theclinae stubs