Biology:Aslauga lamborni

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Aslauga lamborni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aslauga
Species:
A. lamborni
Binomial name
Aslauga lamborni
Bethune-Baker, 1914[1]

Aslauga lamborni, the Lamborn's aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Stictococcus sjoestedti. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster buchneri race winkleri.

Etymology

The name honours British government entomologist Dr. W.A. Lamborn, who worked in tropical Africa.[3]

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References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4807329 entry