Teratoneura congoensis

Teratoneura congoensis, the eastern Isabella, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests and woodland.

Teratoneura congoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Teratoneura
Species:
T. congoensis
Binomial name
Teratoneura congoensis
Synonyms
  • Teratoneura isabellae congoensis Stempffer, 1954

Adults are on wing in November and December.

The larvae are associated with an ant species of the genus Crematogaster. This ant was found living in burrows in dead wood.

References
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  1. Teratoneura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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