Aslauga marshalli

Aslauga marshalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aslauga
Species: A. marshalli
Binomial name
Aslauga marshalli
Butler, 1899[1]
Synonyms
  • Aslauga purpurascens marginaria Talbot, 1937

Aslauga marshalli, the Dusky Purple, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and possibly Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, Brachystegia-Julbernardia woodland, marshes and shallow lakes.

Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

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References

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