Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euchrysops | |
Similar Euchrysops malathana, Euchrysops, Polyommatini, Polyommatinae | ||
Euchrysops sahelianus, the western brown-edged Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal (Basse Casamance), Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana and northern Nigeria. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna with short grass. It is mainly found in rocky areas with short grass.
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