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Megalopalpus zymna

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Megalopalpus zymna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Megalopalpus
Species:
M. zymna
Binomial name
Megalopalpus zymna
(Westwood, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila zymna Westwood, 1851
  • Megalopalpus zymna f. pallida Aurivillius, 1922

Megalopalpus zymna, the common harvester, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat is forest and dense agricultural land.

References

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  1. ^ Megalopalpus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Miletina
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