Biology:Leptomyrina phidias

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly

Leptomyrina phidias
Madagascar black-eye (Leptomyrina phidias).jpg
Peyrieras Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptomyrina
Species:
L. phidias
Binomial name
Leptomyrina phidias
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia phidias Fabricius, 1793
  • Lycaena rabe Boisduval, 1833

Leptomyrina phidias is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas with rupicolous vegetation (growing on rocks) and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Bryophyllum species including B. delagoense, B. daigremontianum, B. proliferum and B. pinnatum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6528203 entry