Liptena orubrum

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Liptena

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)

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