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Leptomyrina handmani

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Leptomyrina handmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Leptomyrina
Species:
L. handmani
Binomial name
Leptomyrina handmani
Gifford, 1965[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) handmani

Leptomyrina handmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Malawi and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Kalanchoe and Cotyledon species.

References

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  1. ^ Leptomyrina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.