Oxylides albata

Oxylides albata, Aurivillius' common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River Loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Ituri and Equateur), western Uganda and Rwanda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Oxylides albata
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O. albata
Binomial name
Oxylides albata
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena faunus var. albata Aurivillius, 1895

References

  1. Oxylides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina


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