Tetrarhanis simplex

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Tetrarhanis simplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. simplex
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis simplex
(Aurivillius, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena ilma var. simplexAurivillius, 1895

Tetrarhanis simplex, the simple on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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 2012-10-08.