Liptenara

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Liptenara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptenara
Bethune-Baker, 1915 [1]

Liptenara is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The three species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.

Species

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References

  1. Liptenara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms