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Teriomima puella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Teriomima
Species:	T. puella
Binomial name
Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887
Synonyms
Teriomima (Teriomima) puella

Teriomima puella, the sweetheart buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (the south-east and from the north-east to Morogoro), Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.

The larvae feed on tree algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.

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 1887
• Poritiinae
• Butterflies of Africa
• Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby
• Poritiinae stubs