Euliphyra leucyania

Euliphyra leucyania, the lesser moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euliphyra leucyania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Euliphyra
Species:
E. leucyania
Binomial name
Euliphyra leucyania
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liphyra leucyania Hewitson, 1874
  • Euliphyra sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895

Adults have a weak, moth-like flight.

The larvae live in the nests of the ant species Oecophylla longinoda (weaver ant).

References
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Wikispecies has information related to Euliphyra leucyania.
  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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