Telipna sanguinea

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Telipna sanguinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Telipna
Species:
T. sanguinea
Binomial name
Telipna sanguinea
(Plötz, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila acraea var. sanguineaPlötz, 1880
  • Liptena anneckeiDewitz, 1886
  • Telipna sanguinea var. bistrigataAurivillius, 1925
  • Telipna mariaeDufrane, 1945

Telipna sanguinea, the sanguine telipna, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are similar to day-flying moths of the genus Aletis . They are on wing during the rainy season.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on the bark of tree trunks.

Subspecies

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References

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