''Euliphyra mirifica'', the African moth butterfly, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Ghana,
Nigeria,
Cameroon,
Gabon, the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
, the
Central African Republic, northern
Angola and the western two-thirds of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded in June and July.
The larvae live in the nests of
''Oecophylla smaragdina'' race ''longinoda'' and feed on ant regurgitations.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65''c''
Butterflies described in 1890
Miletinae
Butterflies of Africa
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