Argyrocheila undifera
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| Argyrocheila undifera Staudinger, 1892[1]
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Argyrocheila undifera, the fairy white, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Subspecies
- Argyrocheila undifera undifera (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern and eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)
- Argyrocheila undifera ugandae Hawker-Smith, 1933 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Argyrocheila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina