Falcuna libyssa

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Falcuna libyssa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Falcuna
Species:
F. libyssa
Binomial name
Falcuna libyssa
(Hewitson, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena libyssaHewitson, 1866

Falcuna libyssa, the common marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola. [2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a canopy.

Adults of both sexes feed at extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae and other creepers.

Subspecies

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References

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