Aslauga purpurascens explained

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.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Oxyrachis, Mesohomotoma and Stictococcus species.

External links

• Images representing Aslauga purpurascens at Barcodes of Life
• Seitz A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 64

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini . 2012-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035718/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liphyrini.doc . 2016-03-04 . dead .