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Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)

- asopus (Hopffer, 1855)
- kama (Trimen, 1862)
- conguensis (Mabille, 1877)

Adult morphologyWingspan14
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)601
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)656
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWE:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to East Africa north of the Equator or just south thereof (mainly savannah species)
WWE

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:


- Cajanus
- Canavalia
- Medicago
- Phaseolus
- Psidium (On young buds, seed pods and flowers (associated with Camponotus and Monomorium ants))
- Sphenostylis
- Vigna

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011




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