Oxylides faunus

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.

Images
External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Subspecies

 * Oxylides faunus faunus (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
 * Oxylides faunus camerunica Libert, 2004 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)