''Stugeta carpenteri'', the Carpenter's sapphire, is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...
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 butterf ...
. It is found in eastern
Kenya
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[Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina]
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Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on ''Oncocalyx fischeri
''Oncocalyx'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Its native range is Ethiopia to Southern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَر ...
'' and '' Emelianthe panganensis''.
Etymology
It is named for Hale Carpenter.[ Henri Stempffer. 1946. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune Éthiopienne. ''Revue Française d'Entomologie'' XIII(1): 8-19.]
References
Butterflies described in 1946
Iolaini
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