Teriomima puellaris

Teriomima puellaris
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Teriomima
Species:
T. puellaris
Binomial name
Teriomima puellaris
(Trimen, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Durbania puellaris Trimen, 1894
  • Teriomima (Teriomima) puellaris

Teriomima puellaris, the two-dotted buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique, southern Malawi and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing from July to April.

The larvae feed on tree algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.

References

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  1. ^ Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina