Tetrarhanis symplocus

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Tetrarhanis symplocus
Clench's on-off (Tetrarhanis symplocus) male Kakum.jpg
Clench's on-off (Tetrarhanis symplocus) male underside Kakum.jpg
The same male in Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. symplocus
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis symplocus
Clench, 1965 [1]
Synonyms
  • Tetrarhanis simplex symplocusClench, 1965

Tetrarhanis symplocus, the Clench's on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and western Nigeria. [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.