Euliphyra mirifica

Euliphyra mirifica, the African moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola and the western two-thirds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euliphyra mirifica
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E. mirifica
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Euliphyra mirifica

Adults have been recorded in June and July.

The larvae live in the nests of Oecophylla smaragdina race longinoda and feed on ant regurgitations.

References

  1. Euliphyra at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-12.


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