Liptena simplicia

Liptena simplicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. simplicia
Binomial name
Liptena simplicia
Möschler, 1887[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda albula Druce, 1888
  • Lycaena semilimbata Mabille, 1890

Liptena simplicia, the simple liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

References

  1. Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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