Euchrysops sahelianus

Euchrysops sahelianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euchrysops
Species: E. sahelianus
Binomial name
Euchrysops sahelianus
Libert, 2001[1]

Euchrysops sahelianus, the Western Brown-edged Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal (Basse Casamance), Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana and northern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna with short grass. It is mainly found in rocky areas with short grass.

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