Oxylides faunus
| Oxylides faunus | |
|---|---|
| Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oxylides |
| Species: | O. faunus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxylides faunus (Drury, 1773) | |
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Oxylides faunus, the common false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.