Argyrocheila undifera
Argyrocheila undifera | |
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Argyrocheila undifera figures 11, 12 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Argyrocheila |
Species: | A. undifera |
Binomial name | |
Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892[1] | |
Argyrocheila undifera, the Fairy White, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Subspecies
- Argyrocheila undifera undifera (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern and eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba)
- Argyrocheila undifera ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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