Aslauga pandora

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Aslauga pandora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aslauga
Species:
A. pandora
Binomial name
Aslauga pandora

Aslauga pandora is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1913. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Sankuru, Ituri and Kasai) and Uganda (Unyoro). [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 6, 2018). "Aslauga pandora Druce, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-12.