Megalopalpus metaleucus

Megalopalpus metaleucus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Megalopalpus
Species: M. metaleucus
Binomial name
Megalopalpus metaleucus
Karsch, 1893[1]

Megalopalpus metaleucus, the Large Harvester, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Equateur and Sankuru) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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