Oboronia bueronica
"Ginger Blue" redirects here. For the village in Missouri, United States, see Ginger Blue, Missouri.
| Oboronia bueronica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oboronia |
| Species: | O. bueronica |
| Binomial name | |
| Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895[1] | |
Oboronia bueronica, the ginger blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.
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- ↑ Oboronia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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