Oxylides faunus explained

Oxylides faunus, the common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.^[1] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

Images

External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Subspecies

• Oxylides faunus faunus (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
• Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 a

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_oxylidina.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina