Liptena submacula
| Liptena submacula | |
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| Liptena submacula figure 6 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Liptena |
| Species: | L. submacula |
| Binomial name | |
| Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903[1] | |
Liptena submacula, Lathy’s Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Liptena submacula submacula (southern Nigeria)
- Liptena submacula liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)
- Liptena submacula maesseni Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Ghana: Volta Region)
- Liptena submacula tringa Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ashanti)
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