Chilades naidina

Chilades naidina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna, especially dry Acacia savanna.

Chilades naidina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Chilades
Species:
C. naidina
Binomial name
Chilades naidina
(Butler, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catochrysops naidina Butler, 1886
  • Lepidochrysops naidina
  • Everes kedonga Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Lycaena pulchristriata Bethune-Baker, 1905

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

References
  1. Chilades at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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