Stugeta carpenteri
| Stugeta carpenteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Stugeta |
| Species: | S. carpenteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Stugeta carpenteri | |
Stugeta carpenteri, the Carpenter's sapphire, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.
Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri and Emelianthe panganensis.
Etymology
It is named for Hale Carpenter.[3]
References
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- ^ Stugeta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
- ^ Henri Stempffer. 1946. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune Éthiopienne. Revue Française d'Entomologie XIII(1): 8-19.