Larinopoda eurema

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Larinopoda eurema
Western pierid blue (Larinopoda eurema).jpg
Kakum National park, Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Larinopoda
Species:
L. eurema
Binomial name
Larinopoda eurema
(Plötz, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phytala euremaPlötz, 1880
  • Larinopoda varipesKirby, 1887
  • Liptena libussaStaudinger, 1888

Larinopoda eurema, the western pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

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