Liptena helena

Liptena helena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. helena
Binomial name
	Liptena helena; (H. H. Druce, 1888)
Synonyms
	Pseuderesia helenaH. H. Druce, 1888; Durbania erycinoidesGrose-Smith and Kirby, 1890;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Liptena helena, the red-spot false dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

↑ Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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[1] Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

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

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