Toxochitona gerda

Toxochitona gerda, the Gerda's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kwilu), Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Toxochitona gerda
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T. gerda
Binomial name
Toxochitona gerda
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Durbania gerda Kirby, 1890
  • Eresina gerda var. unicolor Aurivillius, 1899
  • Eresina bitjensis Bethune-Baker, 1926

References

  1. Toxochitona at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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