Neolycaena davidi

Neolycaena davidi
	Neolycaena davidi in Seitz 73f
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Neolycaena
Species:	N. davidi
Binomial name
	Neolycaena davidi; (Oberthur, 1881)

Neolycaena davidi is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Northeast China, East Tibet) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Description from Seitz

davidi Oberth. (73 f ) has on the underside broader and more dispersed white spots, which are not accompanied by distinct dark dots as in nymotypical fengstroemi North China and Mongolia.^[2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Caragana microphylla, C. pygmaea, C. spinosa

Etymology

The name honours Armand David.

References

^ Oberthür, 1881 Etudes d'Entomologie 6: 13
^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)

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[1] Oberthür, 1881 Etudes d'Entomologie 6: 13

[2] Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)

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Description from Seitz

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