Biology:Euchrysops sahelianus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Euchrysops sahelianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Euchrysops |
Species: | E. sahelianus
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Binomial name | |
Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001[1]
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Euchrysops sahelianus, the western brown-edged Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal (Basse Casamance), Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana and northern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna with short grass. It is mainly found in rocky areas with short grass.
References
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- ↑ Euchrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q5406035 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euchrysops sahelianus.
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