Oboronia pseudopunctatus

Oboronia pseudopunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oboronia
Species: O. pseudopunctatus
Binomial name
Oboronia pseudopunctatus
(Strand, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido (Oboronia) pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912
  • Oboronia arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924

Oboronia pseudopunctatus, the light ginger white, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta region), Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa, Mongala, Uele, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda (from the western part of the country to Bwamba) and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Costus species, including C. afer.

References

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  1. Oboronia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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