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Leptomyrina hirundo
The Tailed Black-eye is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 19.5–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.
Grass in a garden
The larvae feed on Kalanchoe, Crassula, Byrophyllum and Cotyledon species.
Cheers for you Professor Fanie :) And cheers for the one and only Daniele! Great job, and thanks for the final ID :)
What seems to distinguish it compared to many others in that genus is the black spot at the back of the forewing, visible on both the dorsal and ventral view... but no luck so far for me.
What a beauty Tiz! I thought I'd put it in the genus Hypolycaena, but so far I've failed to find it there (there are quite a few in sub-Sahara Africa). I'm sure someone else will be able to help :-)
Spotted on Sep 28, 2013
Submitted on Sep 28, 2013
