Stugeta carpenteri

Stugeta carpenteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Stugeta
Species:	S. carpenteri
Binomial name
	Stugeta carpenteri; Stempffer, 1946[1]

Stugeta carpenteri, the Carpenter's sapphire, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Oncocalyx fischeri and Emelianthe panganensis.

Etymology

It is named for Hale Carpenter.[3]

References

Stugeta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina
Henri Stempffer. 1946. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune Éthiopienne. Revue Française d'Entomologie XIII(1): 8-19.

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[1] Stugeta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina

[3] Henri Stempffer. 1946. Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune Éthiopienne. Revue Française d'Entomologie XIII(1): 8-19.