Megalopalpus metaleucus
Species of butterfly
| Megalopalpus metaleucus | |
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| Megalopalpus metaleucus in Seitz (f) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Megalopalpus |
| Species: | M. metaleucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalopalpus metaleucus Karsch, 1893[1] | |
Megalopalpus metaleucus, the large harvester, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Equateur and Sankuru) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
References
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External links
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 f
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