Larinopoda lircaea

Larinopoda lircaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Larinopoda
Species:	L. lircaea
Binomial name
Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
Larinopoda lycaenoidesButler, 1871 Larinopoda hermansiAurivillius, 1896 Larinopoda spumaDruce, 1910 Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenicaStrand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenicolaStrand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. benitonisStrand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. makomensisStrand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. simekoaStrand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. bibundicaStrand, 1914 Larynopoda lircaea var. innocentiaGaede, 1916

Larinopoda lircaea, the cream pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa and Kinshasa), Sudan and Uganda. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to extrafloral nectaries.

References

1. Larinopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.