| Deloneura sheppardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deloneura |
| Species: | D. sheppardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934 | |
Deloneura sheppardi, the Sheppard's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique. Larvae have a blue body and a brown head, and adults are primarily on wing in March and April.
References
- Deloneura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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| Deloneura sheppardi | |
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