Kakumia ideoides

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Kakumia ideoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kakumia
Species:
K. ideoides
Binomial name
Kakumia ideoides
(Dewitz, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena ideoidesDewitz, 1887
  • Liptena girthiiDewitz, 1887

Kakumia ideoides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda and western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,400 metres.

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References

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