Citrinophila tenera
| Citrinophila tenera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Citrinophila |
| Species: | C. tenera |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrinophila tenera (Kirby, 1887)[1] | |
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Citrinophila tenera, the medium yellow, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.
A pupa of this species was found on the bark of the trunk of Hevea brasiliensis.
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- ↑ Citrinophila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
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