Neolycaena davidi
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Neolycaena davidi in Seitz 73f | |
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Genus: | Neolycaena
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Species: | N. davidi
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Neolycaena davidi (Oberthur, 1881) [1]
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Neolycaena davidi is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Northeast China, East Tibet) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Description from Seitz[]
davidi Oberth. (73 f ) has on the underside broader and more dispersed white spots, which are not accompanied by distinct dark dots as in nymotypical fengstroemi North China and Mongolia.[2]
Biology[]
The larva feeds on Caragana microphylla, C. pygmaea, C. spinosa
Etymology[]
The name honours Armand David.
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Categories:
- Theclinae
- Theclinae stubs