Spalgis jacksoni

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Spalgis jacksoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Spalgis
Species:
S. jacksoni
Binomial name
Spalgis jacksoni
Stempffer, 1967 [1]

Spalgis jacksoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda and Tanzania. [2]

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