Vansomerenia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphnaeinae |
| Genus: | Heath, 1997[1] |
| Species: | V. rogersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Vansomerenia rogersi (Riley, 1932)
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Vansomerenia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It contains only one species, Vansomerenia rogersi or Rogers’ gem, which is found in central Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
References
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- ^ Vansomerenia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.