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Liptena seyboui

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena seyboui, the Seybou's ochre liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast and western Ghana. The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

Etymology

The species is named for Seybou Lingani, a collector working for Haydon Warren-Gash.

References

Liptena seyboui Wikipedia