Liptena submacula

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

Liptena submacula, the Lathy's liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

L. s. submacula (southern Nigeria)

L. s. liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)

L. s. maesseni Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Ghana: Volta Region)

L. s. tringa Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ashanti)

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