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Teriomima micra
Figures 10, 11 (male) and 12 (female)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Teriomima
Species:	T. micra
Binomial name
Teriomima micra (Grose-Smith, 1898)
Synonyms
Durbania micra Grose-Smith, 1898 Teriomima (Chrystina) micra

Teriomima micra, the minute buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (from the coast to the northern part of the country). The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The larvae feed on tree lichens.

References

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

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• Butterflies described in 1898
• Poritiinae
• Butterflies of Africa
• Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith
• Poritiinae stubs