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Liptena opaca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena opaca

Liptena opaca, the Kirby's liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
  • Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
  • Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
  • Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
  • Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

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