''Uranothauma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
butterflies
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 ...
. Its
species
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are found in the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
.
Species
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Uranothauma antinorii''
(Oberthür, 1883)
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Uranothauma artemenes''
(Mabille, 1880)
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Uranothauma belcastroi''
Larsen, 1997
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Uranothauma confusa''
Kielland, 1989
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Uranothauma cordatus''
(Sharpe, 1892)
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Uranothauma crawshayi''
Butler, 1895
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Uranothauma cuneatum''
Tite, 1958
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Uranothauma delatorum''
Heron, 1909
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Uranothauma falkensteini''
(Dewitz, 1879)
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Uranothauma frederikkae''
Libert, 1993
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Uranothauma heritsia
''Uranothauma heritsia'', the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ma ...
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(Hewitson, 1876)
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Uranothauma kilimensis''
Kielland, 1985
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Uranothauma lukwangule''
Kielland, 1987
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Uranothauma lunifer''
(Rebel, 1914)
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Uranothauma nguru''
Kielland, 1985
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Uranothauma nubifer''
(Trimen, 1895)
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Uranothauma poggei''
(Dewitz, 1879)
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Uranothauma uganda''
Kielland, 1980
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Uranothauma usambarae''
Kielland, 1980
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Uranothauma vansomereni''
Stempffer, 1951
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Uranothauma williamsi''
Carcasson, 1961
External links
"''Uranothauma'' Butler, 1895"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73 and more*
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Lycaenidae genera
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