Liptena eukrines

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Liptena eukrines
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Figure 7 accompanying the original description.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Liptena
Species:
L. eukrines
Binomial name
Liptena eukrines
Synonyms
  • Liptena eukrines f. obsoletaDufrane, 1953

Liptena eukrines is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in north-western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba) and north-western Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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