Pseudaletis agrippina

Pseudaletis agrippina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudaletis
Species: P. agrippina
Binomial name
Pseudaletis agrippina
Druce, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Sithon tricolor Staudinger, 1891
  • Pseudaletis tricolor
  • Pseudaletis ugandae Riley, 1928

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.

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References

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