Biology:Euliphyra mirifica
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | E. mirifica
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| Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890[1]
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Euliphyra mirifica, the African moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola and the western two-thirds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded in June and July.
The larvae live in the nests of Oecophylla smaragdina race longinoda and feed on ant regurgitations.
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- ↑ Euliphyra at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liphyrini.doc.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5409408 entry
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