Myrina subornata explained

Myrina subornata, the West African fig-tree blue or small fig blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and possibly Kenya.^[1] The habitat consists of savanna.

Adults suck the juices of small fermenting fruits.

The larvae feed on Ficus species. The larvae are tended by the ant species Pheidole rotundata.

Subspecies

• Myrina subornata subornata (eastern Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Guinea, northern Ghana, central and northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Congo, Uganda)
• Myrina subornata kacheleba d'Abrera, 1980 (Kenya: west to Kacheleba and the Suk Mountains)
• Myrina subornata nuba Talbot, 1935 (Sudan)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66 f

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_amblypodiina.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Amblypodiina