Two new butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) from Mount Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Highlands, Cameroon
Language English Country New Zealand Media electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
27515650
DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.4150.2.2
PII: zootaxa.4150.2.2
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Animal Structures MeSH
- Forests MeSH
- Butterflies anatomy & histology classification MeSH
- Animal Distribution MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Cameroon MeSH
A field survey of Mount Cameroon, South-West Province, Cameroon, revealed two butterfly species new to science. Lepidochrysops liberti sp. nov. (Lycaenidae) flies in the extensive mosaic of natural clearings in sub-montane forest above 1100 m a.s.l., whereas Ceratrichia fako sp. nov. (Hesperiidae) locally inhabits the forested narrow gullies in the same vegetation zone. Observations on the habitat and behaviour of both species are also presented.
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