Tetrarhanis ilma

Tetrarhanis ilma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tetrarhanis
Species:	T. ilma
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Liptena ilma Hewitson, 1873 Liptena ilma daltoni Poulton, 1929 Liptena ilma lathyi Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Liptena (Tetrarhanis) ilma ugandae Stempffer, 1964

Tetrarhanis ilma is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• Tetrarhanis ilma ilma (Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
• Tetrarhanis ilma daltoni (Poulton, 1929) (south-western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Tetrarhanis ilma lathyi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Tanzania)
• Tetrarhanis ilma ugandae (Stempffer, 1964) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

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External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 c