''Pseudaletis leonis'', the West African fantasy, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Senegal,
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
,
Sierra Leone,
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
,
Ghana,
Togo and western
Nigeria.
The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are thought to be
mimics of the day-flying moth ''
Podomachla apicalis
''Podomachla apicalis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, ...
''.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66''g''
Butterflies described in 1888
Pseudaletis
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
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