Larinopoda lagyra
Larinopoda lagyra |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Lycaenidae |
Genus: |
Larinopoda |
Species: |
L. lagyra |
Binomial name |
Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)[1] |
Synonyms |
- Liptena lagyra Hewitson, 1866
- Larinopoda lara Staudinger, 1892
- Larinopoda emilia Suffert, 1904
- Larinopoda lagyra gyrala Suffert, 1904
- Larinopoda emilia ab. punctata Druce, 1910
- Larinopoda lagyra emilia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1953
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Larinopoda lagyra, the White Pierid Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Larinopoda lagyra lagyra (south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)
- Larinopoda lagyra reducta Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba)
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