Myrina sharpei
Myrina sharpei, the Sharpe's fig tree blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forest.
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Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906[1] | |
The larvae feed on Ficus capensis.
Subspecies
- Myrina sharpei sharpei (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, Uganda, Kenya: west to the Kakamega district, north-western Tanzania)
- Myrina sharpei fontainei Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
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- Myrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Amblypodiina
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