Uranothauma nubifer

Uranothauma nubifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Uranothauma
Species:	U. nubifer
Binomial name
Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena nubifer Trimen, 1895 Lampides pelotus Karsch, 1895 Cupido nubifer var. distinctesignatus Strand, 1911 Uranothauma nubifer abyssinica Libert, 1993

The Black Heart or Black-heart Branded Blue (Uranothauma nubifer) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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^[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia karroo.

Subspecies

• Uranothauma nubifer nubifer (Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya: west, central and the Teita Hills, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus (Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)

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