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Liptena submacula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena submacula

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)

    • References

    Liptena submacula Wikipedia
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