Neolycaena davidi is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Northeast China, East Tibet) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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| Neolycaena davidi in Seitz 73f | |
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| Species: | N. davidi
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| Neolycaena davidi | |
Description from Seitz edit
davidi Oberth. (73 f ) has on the underside broader and more dispersed white spots, which are not accompanied by distinct dark dots as in nymotypical fengstroemi North China and Mongolia.[2]
Biology edit
The larva feeds on Caragana microphylla, C. pygmaea, C. spinosa
Etymology edit
The name honours Armand David.
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