Liptena flavicans

Liptena flavicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. flavicans
Binomial name
	Liptena flavicans; (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)
Synonyms
	Pentila flavicansGrose-Smith & Kirby, 1891; Liptena flavicans var. praeustaSchultze, 1917;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Liptena flavicans, the large ochreous liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.

Subspecies

L. f. flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
L. f. aequatorialisStempffer, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
L. f. kateraStempffer, 1956 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
L. f. oniensTalbot, 1935 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
L. f. praeustaSchultze, 1917 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)

References

↑ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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[1] Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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