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Liptena homeyeri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena homeyeri

Liptena homeyeri is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

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Subspecies

  • Liptena homeyeri homeyeri (Tanzania: M’pala, northern Zambia, south-eastern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
  • Liptena homeyeri straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Angola)

    • Etymology

    The name honours Alexander von Homeyer

    References

    Liptena homeyeri Wikipedia
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