Pseudaletis agrippina
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| Pseudaletis agrippina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudaletis |
| Species: | P. agrippina |
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| Pseudaletis agrippina Druce, 1888[1] | |
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Pseudaletis agrippina, Agrippina’s Fantasy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.
Adults mimic day-flying moths of the Aletis genus.
Subspecies
- Pseudaletis agrippina agrippina (Ghana: Volta Region, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River Loop, Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Pseudaletis agrippina warrengashi Libert, 2007 (Ivory Coast)
References
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- ↑ Pseudaletis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)
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