Oboronia pseudopunctatus
| Oboronia pseudopunctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oboronia |
| Species: | O. pseudopunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oboronia pseudopunctatus (Strand, 1912)[1] | |
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Oboronia pseudopunctatus, the Light Ginger White, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta region), Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa, Mongala, Uele, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda (from the western part of the country to Bwamba) and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Costus species, including Costus afer.
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- ↑ Oboronia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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