Liptena titei

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Liptena titei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. titei
Binomial name
Liptena titei
Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 [1]

Liptena titei, the Tite's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), western Cameroon and possibly Ivory Coast. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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<i>Liptena fatima</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Liptena ferrymani</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Liptena flavicans</i> Species of butterfly

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. The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.

<i>Liptena opaca</i> Species of butterfly

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References

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