Neolycaena davidi
Neolycaena davidi is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Northeast China, East Tibet) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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| Neolycaena davidi in Seitz 73f | |
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| Species: | N. davidi |
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| Neolycaena davidi (Oberthur, 1881) [1] | |
Description from Seitz
davidi Oberth. (73 f ) has on the underside broader and more dispersed white spots, which are not accompanied by distinct dark dots as in nymotypical fengstroemi North China and Mongolia.[2]
Biology
The larva feeds on Caragana microphylla, C. pygmaea, C. spinosa
Etymology
The name honours Armand David.
See also
References
- Oberthür, 1881 Etudes d'Entomologie 6: 13
- Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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