Aslauga
''Aslauga'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are Miletinae, associated with other insects and found only in the Afrotropical realm. They are small usually grey-blue or grey-purple butterflies with a distinctive, but widely varied wing shape, especially pronounced in ''Aslauga pandora, A. pandora''. They are forest butterflies of the Congolian forests and Lower Guinean forests. Original description by William Forsell Kirby: "Wings short and broad, very densely scaled; anterior wings strongly curved outwards in the middle of the hind margin; posterior wings with a concavity on the inner margin at the anal angle. Anterior wings with the subcostal nervure five-branched, the first two branches emitted near together before the end of the cell and parallel, the other three short and emitted near the apex of the wing; the third and fourth parallel, running into the costa before the apex, the fifth running to the hind margin just below the apex".Kirby,W.F., 1890 De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Imitans
''Aslauga imitans'', the imitating aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), western Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Pania Forest). References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga imitans'' at Barcode of Life Data Systems, Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1994 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Bouyeri
''Aslauga bouyeri'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... Subspecies *''Aslauga bouyeri bouyeri'' (central Cameroon) *''Aslauga bouyeri congdoni'' Libert & Collins, 1997 (Tanzania) References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga bouyeri''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1994 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Marshalli
''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. The habitat consists of savanna, ''Brachystegia''-''Julbernardia ''Julbernardia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes ten species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Nigeria to Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. They are medium-sized trees. Species accepted by the Plants ...'' 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) References Butterflies described in 1899 Aslauga Butterflies o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Latifurca
''Aslauga latifurca'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor .... References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga latifurca''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1981 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Kallimoides
''Aslauga kallimoides'', the imitating aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ... ( Equateur). References External links''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65''c''Images representing ''Aslauga kallimoides''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1912 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Prouvosti
''Aslauga prouvosti'', the Prouvost's aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Shaba) and western and north-western Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga prouvosti''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1997 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Marginalis
''Aslauga marginalis'', the western aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria and possibly western Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R .... The habitat consists of open spaces in forests and on forest edges. References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga marginalis''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1890 Aslauga Butterflies of Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Pandora
''Aslauga pandora'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1913. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Sankuru, Ituri and Kasai) and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ... (Unyoro). References External linksMichel LibertImage (bottom figure) * Butterflies described in 1913 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Lamborni
''Aslauga lamborni'', the Lamborn's aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... The habitat consists of primary forests. The larvae feed on '' Stictococcus sjoestedti''. They are associated with the ant species '' Crematogaster buchneri'' race ''winkleri''. Etymology The name honours British government entomologist Dr. W.A. Lamborn, who worked in tropical Africa. External links References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga lamborni''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1914 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Abri
''Aslauga abri'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... The habitat consists of forests. References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga abri''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1997 Aslauga Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies of Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Guineensis
''Aslauga guineensis'', the Guinea aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier .... References External linksImages representing ''Aslauga guineensis''at Barcodes of Life Butterflies described in 1997 Aslauga Endemic fauna of Guinea Butterflies of Africa {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aslauga Aura
''Aslauga aura'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1913. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Equateur and Kivu Kivu is the name for a large region in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that borders Lake Kivu. It was a ''Région'' (read 'province') of the country under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1966 to 1988. As an official ''Région'' ...). References External links * Butterflies described in 1913 Aslauga {{Miletinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |