Teriomima subpunctata
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Teriomima subpunctata, the white buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (from the coast inland to the Usambara and Uluguru districts).[2] The habitat consists of coastal and lowland forests at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,200 metres.
The larvae feed on tree lichens.
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- ^ Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1887
- Poritiinae
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby
- Poritiinae stubs