''Oxylides albata'', Aurivillius' common false head, is a

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in the family

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. It is found in

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(the Cross River Loop),

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, the

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, the

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, the

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(Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Ituri and Equateur), western

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and

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.Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina
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Description

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Biology

The habitat consists of forests.

References

External links

''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67
''a'' Butterflies described in 1895 Theclinae Butterflies of Africa {{Theclinae-stub