Obania subvariegata

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Obania subvariegata
Obania subvariegata figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Obania
Species: O. subvariegata
Binomial name
Obania subvariegata
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena subvariegata Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
  • Liptena subvariegata aliquantum Druce, 1910

Obania subvariegata, the Mimic Obania, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The species is associated with ant-trees.

Subspecies

  • Obania subvariegata subvariegata (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic)
  • Obania subvariegata aliquantum (Druce, 1910) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Tshopo and Kasai)

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