| Falcuna melandeta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Falcuna |
| Species: | F. melandeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Falcuna melandeta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Falcuna melandeta is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
Miletinae is a subfamily of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies, commonly called harvesters and woolly legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood, but adults and larvae live in association with ants, and most known species feed on Hemiptera, though some, like Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in some cases, seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
Falcuna is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Falcuna is endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Falcuna campimus, the scarce marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and possibly Sierra Leone. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna hollandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna synesia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna orientalis, the oriental marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna libyssa, the common marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a canopy.
Falcuna margarita is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna lybia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna dorotheae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna gitte, the Gitte's marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria. The habitat consists of primary forests and dense secondary growth.
Falcuna iturina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna kasai is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna lacteata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna leonensis, the western marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.
Falcuna overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lulua). The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna reducta is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Falcuna semliki is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
