Uranothauma delatorum

Uranothauma delatorum
	Uranothaums delatorum, male, female, Uganda, from original description.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Uranothauma
Species:	U. delatorum
Binomial name
	Uranothauma delatorum; Heron, 1909

Uranothauma delatorum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya (the western part of the country and the central highlands), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Ituri and Kivu), Burundi and western and northern Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle and are attracted to cow and horse manure.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera and Acacia species.

References

^ Uranothauma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)

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[1] Uranothauma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)

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