Pseudaletis batesi

Pseudaletis batesi, the black fantasy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Black fantasy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudaletis
Species:
P. batesi
Binomial name
Pseudaletis batesi

Subspecies

  • Pseudaletis batesi batesi (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Pseudaletis batesi zairensis Libert, 2007 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 10, 2016). "Pseudaletis batesi Druce, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-28.


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