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.

Adult males mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Bridelia micrantha.

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