Biology:Oboronia bueronica
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Oboronia bueronica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oboronia |
| Species: | O. bueronica
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| Binomial name | |
| Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895[1]
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Oboronia bueronica, the ginger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the southern coast of Kenya and in north-eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Costus species. They are associated with very small unidentified dark brown ants.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oboronia bueronica. |
- ↑ Oboronia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q7075298 entry
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