Biology:Aslauga purpurascens
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aslauga purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aslauga |
| Species: | A. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890[1]
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Aslauga purpurascens is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa, Ituri and North Kivu), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Oxyrachis, Mesohomotoma and Stictococcus species. They are shaped like a limpet shell, and coloured in mottled greys and greens to represent lichen or moss on bark.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aslauga purpurascens. |
- ↑ Aslauga at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liphyrini.doc.
External links
- Images representing Aslauga purpurascens at Barcodes of Life
- Seitz A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 64
Wikidata ☰ Q4807340 entry
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