Liptena praestans

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Liptena praestans
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. praestans
Binomial name
Liptena praestans
(Grose-Smith, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila praestansGrose-Smith, 1901
  • Liptena praestans var. congoensisSchultze, 1923
  • Liptena hulstaertiHawker-Smith, 1926
  • Liptena praestans f. kamitugensisDufrane, 1945

Liptena praestans is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. [2]

Subspecies

References

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