Oboronia liberiana

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Oboronia liberiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oboronia
Species:
O. liberiana
Binomial name
Oboronia liberiana
Stempffer, 1950 [1]

Oboronia liberiana, the Liberian ginger white, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. [2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Adults are attracted to the flowers of the larval host plant.

The larvae feed on Costus afer .

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References

  1. Oboronia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-13.