Liptena flavicans

Liptena flavicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. flavicans
Binomial name
Liptena flavicans (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
Pentila flavicans Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891 Liptena flavicans var. praeusta Schultze, 1917

Liptena flavicans, the Large Ochreous Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.

Subspecies

• Liptena flavicans flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
• Liptena flavicans aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
• Liptena flavicans katera Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
• Liptena flavicans oniens Talbot, 1935 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• Liptena flavicans praeusta Schultze, 1917 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele)

References

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