Liptena albicans

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Liptena albicans
Cator's liptena (Liptena albicans).jpg
In Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. albicans
Binomial name
Liptena albicans
Cator, 1904 [1]
Cator's liptena (Liptena albicans) underside Nyamebe Bepo.jpg

Liptena albicans, the Cator's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and possibly Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

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