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Species of butterfly

Tuxentius ertli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tuxentius
Species: T. ertli
Binomial name
Tuxentius ertli
(Aurivillius, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Cupido (Castalius) ertli Aurivillius, 1907

Tuxentius ertli, the Ertli's Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of woodland at high elevations.

The larvae feed on Gouania longispicata.

References

  1. Tuxentius at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
Taxon identifiers
Tuxentius ertli


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