Liptena opaca
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Liptena |
Species: | L. opaca
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Liptena opaca | |
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Liptena opaca, the Kirby's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
- Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
- Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
- Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
- Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
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