Aslauga kallimoides

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Aslauga kallimoides
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A. kallimoides
Binomial name
Aslauga kallimoides
Schultze, 1912 [1]
Synonyms
  • Paraslauga kallimoides
  • Aslauga cephrenDruce, 1913

Aslauga kallimoides, the imitating aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur). [2]

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References

  1. Aslauga at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-12.