Teriomima parva | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Teriomima |
Species: | T. parva
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Binomial name | |
Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Teriomima parva, the poor buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and possibly Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal and submontane forests.
The larvae probably feed on tree lichens.
Subspecies
[edit]- Teriomima parva parva (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: coast and inland up to Amani, possibly the coast of Mozambique)
- Teriomima parva beylissi Henning & Henning, 2004 (Tanzania: Manga Forest Reserve)
References
[edit]- ^ Teriomima at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina