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Leptomyrina henningi

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Species of butterfly

Leptomyrina henningi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptomyrina
Species: L. henningi
Binomial name
Leptomyrina henningi
Dickson, 1976

Leptomyrina henningi, the Henning's black-eye, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in south-west Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, it occurs in Free State to Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.

Its wingspan measures 18.5–29 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in November and March.

The larvae feed on Crassula alba and Cotyledon orbiculata.

References

  1. Leptomyrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Taxon identifiers
Leptomyrina henningi


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