Oboronia bueronica

Oboronia bueronica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Oboronia
Species:	O. bueronica
Binomial name
	Oboronia bueronica; Karsch, 1895

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Oboronia bueronica, the ginger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the southern coast of Kenya and in north-eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Costus species. They are associated with very small unidentified dark brown ants.

References

^ Oboronia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

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

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

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