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Liptena ferrymani

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena ferrymani

Liptena ferrymani, the Ferryman's liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan. The habitat consists of savanna, drier forests and gallery forests.

Subspecies

  • Liptena ferrymani ferrymani (Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan)
  • Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964 (Guinea, northern Ivory Coast)
  • Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003 (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea)

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