Liptena amabilis

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Liptena amabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. amabilis
Binomial name
Liptena amabilis
Schultze, 1923[1]

Liptena amabilis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Liptena amabilis amabilis (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania: north-west to the shores of Lake Victoria)

References


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