Aslauga vininga

Aslauga vininga, the central aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2]

Central aslauga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aslauga
Species:	A. vininga
Binomial name
Aslauga vininga (Hewitson, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Liphyra vininga Hewitson, 1875 Deloneura marginata Plötz, 1880 Epitola subfulvida Holland, 1890 Aslauga leonae Aurivillius, 1920

Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

The larvae are carnivorous and have been found feeding on Dactylopius longispinus and Lecanium punctuliferum var. lamborni and are associated with the ant species Crematogater buchneri race laurenti.

Subspecies

• Aslauga vininga vininga (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
• Aslauga vininga kiellandi Libert, 1997 (north-western Tanzania, Zambia)