Biology:Eresina fontainei

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eresina fontainei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eresina
Species:
E. fontainei
Binomial name
Eresina fontainei
Stempffer, 1956[1]

Eresina fontainei, the Fontaine's eresina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru), Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and possibly Nigeria.[2] Its habitat consists of dense, primary forests.

References

  1. Eresina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C.. "Subtribe Liptenina" (DOC). http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liptenina.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5385650 entry