Aslauga marshalli explained

Aslauga marshalli, the dusky purple, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and possibly Nigeria.^[1] The habitat consists of savanna, Brachystegia-Julbernardia woodland, marshes and shallow lakes.

Adults have been recorded on wing year-round.

Subspecies

• Aslauga marshalli marshalli (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba and Shaba, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique: Dondo Forest, Zimbabwe: Harare)
• Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994 (Cameroon, possibly Nigeria)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini . 2012-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035718/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liphyrini.doc . 2016-03-04 . dead .