Citrinophila tenera

Citrinophila tenera, the medium yellow, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Equateur and Sankuru), and Uganda (from the western part of the country to the Bwamba Valley).[2] Their habitat consists of forests.

Citrinophila tenera
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C. tenera
Binomial name
Citrinophila tenera
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teriomima tenera Kirby, 1887
  • Citrinophila limbata Kirby, 1887

A pupa of this species was found on the bark of the trunk of Hevea brasiliensis.

References

  1. Citrinophila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Liptenina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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