Liptena orubrum

Liptena orubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. orubrum
Binomial name
Liptena orubrum (Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
Pseuderesia o-rubrum Holland, 1890 Liptena daemon Druce, 1910 Pseuderesia tripunctata Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894

Liptena orubrum, the Large Black Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Liptena orubrum orubrum (southern and eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
• Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Liptena orubrum tripunctata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)

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