Liptena ferrymani

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Liptena ferrymani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. ferrymani
Binomial name
Liptena ferrymani
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila ferrymani Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891

Liptena ferrymani, Ferryman’s Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, drier forests and gallery forests.

Subspecies

  • Liptena ferrymani ferrymani (Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan)
  • Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964 (Guinea, northern Ivory Coast)
  • Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003 (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea)

References


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