Tuxentius margaritaceus

Tuxentius margaritaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tuxentius
Species:	T. margaritaceus
Binomial name
Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
Castalius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 Castalius margaritaceus f. phasma Talbot, 1935

Tuxentius margaritaceus, Margarita’s Pierrot or Mountain Pied Pierrot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the highlands of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Maniema and Sankuru), southern Sudan, Uganda, central and western Kenya and northern Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of sub montane forests and moist savanna, especially along river courses in mountainous regions.

Adult males mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Gouania longispicata.

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