Uranothauma Vansomereni
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''Uranothauma vansomereni'', the pale heart, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania (Madibira and Ilenga), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the south-eastern part of the country to Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
/ref> The habitat consists of savanna. Both sexes mud-puddle. There seem to be two generations per year, with adults on wing in spring and autumn. The larvae feed on '' Albizia'' species.


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Butterflies described in 1951 Uranothauma Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Henri Stempffer {{Polyommatini-stub