Falcuna leonensis

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Falcuna leonensis
Western marble (Falcuna leonensis) underside.jpg
In Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Falcuna
Species:
F. leonensis
Binomial name
Falcuna leonensis
Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 [1]

Falcuna leonensis, the western marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. [2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.

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References

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