Oxylides faunus
Oxylides faunus, the common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
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Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
Subspecies
- Oxylides faunus faunus (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
- Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)
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References
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- Oxylides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina
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