Euchrysops albistriata
| Euchrysops albistriata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euchrysops |
| Species: | E. albistriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchrysops albistriata (Capronnier, 1889)[1] | |
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Euchrysops albistriata, the Capronnier's Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, Guinea savanna, Sudan savanna and disturbed areas in the forest zone.
Subspecies
- Euchrysops albistriata albistriata (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia)
- Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi d'Abrera, 1980 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria)
References
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- ↑ Euchrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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