''Leptomyrina phidias'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. It is found on

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

and

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

. The habitat consists of rocky areas with rupicolous vegetation (growing on rocks) and anthropogenic environments. The larvae feed on '' Bryophyllum'' species including '' B. delagoense'', '' B. daigremontianum'', '' B. proliferum'' and '' B. pinnatum''. Leptomyrina phidias.JPG Leptomyrina phidias1.JPG

References

Butterflies described in 1793 Hypolycaenini Lepidoptera of Madagascar Lepidoptera of Réunion {{Theclinae-stub