Pseudaletis leonis explained

Pseudaletis leonis, the West African fantasy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are thought to be mimics of the day-flying moth Podomachla apicalis.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1) . 2012-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083848/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_1.doc . 2014-08-19 . dead .