Stugeta carpenteri
Stugeta carpenteri, the Carpenter's sapphire, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.
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Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri and Emelianthe panganensis.
Etymology
It is named for Hale Carpenter.[3]
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References
- Stugeta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
- Henri Stempffer. 1946. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune Éthiopienne. Revue Française d'Entomologie XIII(1): 8-19.
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