Pseudaletis agrippina

by - February 04, 2020






Pseudaletis agrippina, Agrippina’s fantasy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic day-flying moths of the Aletis genus.

Subspecies

Pseudaletis agrippina agrippina (Ghana: Volta Region, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River Loop, Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
Pseudaletis agrippina warrengashi Libert, 2007 (Ivory Coast)
(named in honour of Haydon Warren-Gash)

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