Myrina dermaptera

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Myrina dermaptera
Myrina dermaptera.JPG
Myrina dermaptera1.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. dermaptera
Binomial name
Myrina dermaptera
Synonyms
  • Loxura dermaptera Wallengren, 1857

Myrina dermaptera, the lesser fig-tree blue or scarce fig-tree blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabia and northern Oman.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with strong peaks in November and from April to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species, including F. sur, F. thonningii and F. natalensis.

Female at uMhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal

Subspecies[]

  • Myrina dermaptera dermaptera (Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga and Limpopo, southern Mozambique)
  • Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935 (Zimbabwe, Malawi, eastern Tanzania to Kenya (Nairobi))

References[]

  1. ^ Myrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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