Tetrarhanis nubifera

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Tetrarhanis nubifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. nubifera
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis nubifera
(H. H. Druce, 1910) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena nubiferaH. H. Druce, 1910

Tetrarhanis nubifera, the white on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and possibly south-eastern Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 31, 2016). "Tetrarhanis nubifera (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina