Larinopoda lagyra

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Larinopoda lagyra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Larinopoda
Species:
L. lagyra
Binomial name
Larinopoda lagyra
(Hewitson, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena lagyraHewitson, 1866
  • Larinopoda laraStaudinger, 1892
  • Larinopoda emiliaSuffert, 1904
  • Larinopoda lagyra gyralaSuffert, 1904
  • Larinopoda emilia ab. punctataDruce, 1910
  • Larinopoda lagyra emilia ab. deficiensDufrane, 1953

Larinopoda lagyra, the white pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [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