Uranothauma heritsia
Uranothauma heritsia, the light branded blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of submontane forests and wooded habitats.
Adult males mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.
Subspecies
- U. h. heritsia
- U. h. chibonotana
- U. h. intermedia
- ''U. h. virgo''