<i>Aslauga larseni<i> (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae), a unique new species from the Nimba Mountains, Liberia

A unique new species in the Aslauga ernesti-group was discovered in Liberia’s Nimba Mountains in 2013. All species in the group are known to be very rare and local, and they seem to be associated with upland and sub-montane habitats in forest-savannah mosaic or transition zone. This new species might prove narrowly endemic to the Nimba Mountains or to mountainous areas in the Liberian sub-region.

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Metamorphosis
Published
2025-09-15
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https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v26i1.6
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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Aslauga larseni (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae), a unique new species from the Nimba Mountains, Liberia

Szabolcs Sáfián
Metamorphosis
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Aslauga larseni (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae), a unique new species from the Nimba Mountains, Liberia

Szabolcs Sáfián
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Abstract

A unique new species in the Aslauga ernesti-group was discovered in Liberia’s Nimba Mountains in 2013. All species in the group are known to be very rare and local, and they seem to be associated with upland and sub-montane habitats in forest-savannah mosaic or transition zone. This new species might prove narrowly endemic to the Nimba Mountains or to mountainous areas in the Liberian sub-region.

MetamorphosisVol. 26(1)
University of Sopron (HU)
ArcelorMittal
Openalex Percentile: Top 73%
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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