''Uranothauma nubifer'', the black heart or black-heart branded blue, is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found from
Ethiopia to
South Africa. It is also found in eastern
Zaire.
The
wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from November to February.
The larvae feed on ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'' species, including ''
A. karroo''.
Subspecies
*''Uranothauma nubifer nubifer'' (Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya: west, central and the Teita Hills, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
*''Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus''
(Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)
References
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Butterflies described in 1895
Uranothauma
Butterflies of Africa
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