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Aurivillius’ Common False Head
Oxylides albata
Oxylides albata, Aurivillius' common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River Loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Ituri and Equateur), western Uganda and Rwanda.
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Description
albata Auriv. ( = feminina E. Sharpe [not a synonym = Oxylides feminina Sharpe, 1904)] (67 a) only deviates [from Oxylides faunus ] by the hindwing above being at the proximal margin at least in la white or greyish-white, and at the anal angle much broader white; in the female the white marginal band in area is at least 4 mm broad, and reaches anteriorly to vein 6. Congo District and Uganda.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 932401.