Argyrocheila undifera

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Argyrocheila undifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Argyrocheila
Species:
A. undifera
Binomial name
Argyrocheila undifera
Staudinger, 1892 [1]

Argyrocheila undifera, the fairy white, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. [2] Its habitat consists of primary forests.

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References

  1. Argyrocheila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Liptenina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. "Argyrocheila undifera undifera (Staudinger, 1892)". African Butterfly Database. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.