Liptena opaca

Liptena opaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. opaca
Binomial name
Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
Larinopoda opaca Kirby, 1890 Liptena opaca var. immaculata Grünberg, 1910

Liptena opaca, Kirby’s Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
• Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
• Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kwilu)
• Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
• Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

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