Teriomima puellaris

Teriomima puellaris
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Teriomima
Species:	T. puellaris
Binomial name
	Teriomima puellaris; (Trimen, 1894)
Synonyms
	Durbania puellaris Trimen, 1894; Teriomima (Teriomima) puellaris;

Teriomima puellaris, the two-dotted buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique, southern Malawi and southern Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing from July to April.

The larvae feed on tree algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.

References[]

^ Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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[1] Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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