Aslauga marginalis

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Aslauga marginalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aslauga
Species:
A. marginalis
Binomial name
Aslauga marginalis
Kirby, 1890 [1]

Aslauga marginalis, the western aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria and possibly western Cameroon. [2] The habitat consists of open spaces in forests and on forest edges.

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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.