Liptena opaca
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| 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 (Kirby, 1890)[1] | |
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Liptena opaca, Kirby’s Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of 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 Congo: Kwilu)
- Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
- Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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