Telipna sanguinea
| Telipna sanguinea | |
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| Telipna sanguinea depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Telipna |
| Species: | T. sanguinea |
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| Telipna sanguinea (Plötz, 1880)[1] | |
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Telipna sanguinea, the Sanguine Telipna, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are similar to day-flying moths of the Aletis genus. They are on wing during the rainy season.
The larvae feed on lichens growing on the bark of tree trunks.
Subspecies
- Telipna sanguinea sanguinea (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, northern Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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