Liptena decipiens

Liptena decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. decipiens
Binomial name
Liptena decipiens (Kirby, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
Teriomima decipiensKirby, 1890 Teriomima leucostolaHolland, 1890 Liptena decipiens cameroonaBethune-Baker, 1926 Liptena citronensisBethune-Baker, 1926

Liptena decipiens, the deceptive liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• Liptena decipiens decipiens (Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• Liptena decipiens etoumbiStempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Congo, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Liptena decipiens leucostola(Holland, 1890) (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Equateur, Kinshasa and Sankuru)

References

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