Liptena simplicia

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Liptena simplicia
Simple liptina (Liptena simplicia) underside Ankasa.jpg
In Ghana
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. simplicia
Binomial name
Liptena simplicia
Möschler, 1887 [1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda albulaDruce, 1888
  • Lycaena semilimbataMabille, 1890

Liptena simplicia, the simple liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

References

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