Liptena rubromacula

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Liptena rubromacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. rubromacula
Binomial name
Liptena rubromacula
Hawker-Smith, 1933[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena rubromacula f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1934

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

Subspecies

  • Liptena rubromacula rubromacula (Democratic Republic of Congo: North Kivu, Walikale and west of the Semliki)
  • Liptena rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934 (Uganda: western shore of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)

References


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