Myrina subornata

(Myrina subornata)

Description

Myrina subornata, the West African fig-tree blue or small fig blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and possibly Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna. Adults suck the juices of small fermenting fruits. The larvae feed on Ficus species. The larvae are tended by the ant species Pheidole rotundata.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Myrina
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