Oboronia liberiana
| Oboronia liberiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oboronia |
| Species: | O. liberiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950[1] | |
Oboronia liberiana, the Liberian Ginger White, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Adults are attracted to the flowers of the larval host plant.
The larvae feed on Costus afer.
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- ↑ Oboronia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)