Uranothauma is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Small to medium-sized (wingspan 27-40 millimetres) blues. The hindwings have a thin tail at the hind corner. The uppersides of the males are bluish, the females brown with darker spots. The undersides are brownish-white with brownish-orange transverse stripes and dark brown rings. Most of the species live in high-altitude (montane) forests. The larvae live mostly on the genera Acacia and Albizia (mimosa family), but can also occur on plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Species
- Uranothauma antinorii <small>(Oberthür, 1883)</small>
- Uranothauma artemenes <small>(Mabille, 1880)</small>
- Uranothauma belcastroi <small>Larsen, 1997</small>
- Uranothauma confusa <small>Kielland, 1989</small>
- Uranothauma cordatus <small>(Sharpe, 1892)</small>
- Uranothauma crawshayi <small>Butler, 1895</small>
- Uranothauma cuneatum <small>Tite, 1958</small>
- Uranothauma delatorum <small>Heron, 1909</small>
- Uranothauma falkensteini <small>(Dewitz, 1879)</small>
- Uranothauma frederikkae <small>Libert, 1993</small>
- Uranothauma heritsia <small>(Hewitson, 1876)</small>
- Uranothauma kilimensis <small>Kielland, 1985</small>
- Uranothauma lukwangule <small>Kielland, 1987</small>
- Uranothauma lunifer <small>(Rebel, 1914)</small>
- Uranothauma nguru <small>Kielland, 1985</small>
- Uranothauma nubifer <small>(Trimen, 1895)</small>
- Uranothauma poggei <small>(Dewitz, 1879)</small>
- Uranothauma uganda <small>Kielland, 1980</small>
- Uranothauma usambarae <small>Kielland, 1980</small>
- Uranothauma vansomereni <small>Stempffer, 1951</small>
- Uranothauma williamsi <small>Carcasson, 1961</small>
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Norwegian Wikipedia article at ; see its history for attribution.
External links