Larinopoda tera
| Larinopoda tera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Larinopoda |
| Species: | L. tera |
| Binomial name | |
| Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873)[1] | |
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Larinopoda tera is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of Primary lowland forests.
The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.
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