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Liptena orubrum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena orubrum

Liptena orubrum, the large black liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Liptena orubrum orubrum (southern and eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Liptena orubrum tripunctata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)

    • References

    Liptena orubrum Wikipedia
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