- GBIF observations
- 39 GBIF
- iNaturalist observations
- 3 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
Phytala elais elais
Description
Phytala is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The single species of this genus, Phytala elais, the giant forest blue, is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
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Status
- COL status
- accepted
- Name status
- acceptable
- Nomenclatural code
- zoological
Legacy synonyms
phytala elais
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid