Tetrarhanis ilma

Tetrarhanis ilma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tetrarhanis
Species:	T. ilma
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873) [1]
Synonyms
Liptena ilmaHewitson, 1873 Liptena ilma daltoniPoulton, 1929 Liptena ilma lathyiJoicey & Talbot, 1921 Liptena (Tetrarhanis) ilma ugandaeStempffer, 1964

Tetrarhanis ilma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. ^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• T. i. ilma (Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
• T. i. daltoni(Poulton, 1929) (south-western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• T. i. lathyi(Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Tanzania)
• T. i. ugandae(Stempffer, 1964) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

1. Tetrarhanis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-05.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 c