Biology:Actizera lucida
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Actizera lucida | |
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| Isalo National Park, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Actizera |
| Species: | A. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)[1]
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Actizera lucida, the rayed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from eastern and southern Africa to Kenya. It is also found on Madagascar . In South Africa it is widespread from the West Cape to the Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.
The wingspan is 15–23 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common in summer.[2]
The larvae feed on Oxalis, Argyrolobium, Rhynchosia and Crotolaria lanceolata.
References
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- ↑ Actizera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q4677648 entry
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