Pseuderesia vidua

Pseuderesia vidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseuderesia
Species: P. vidua
Binomial name
Pseuderesia vidua
Talbot, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia eleaza vidua Talbot, 1937

Pseuderesia vidua is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba) and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

References

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  1. Pseuderesia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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