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Liptena xanthostola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Liptena

Liptena xanthostola

Similar
  
Pentila pauli, Megalopalpus zymna, Liptena, Cerautola crowleyi, Tetrarhanis

Liptena xanthostola, the yellow liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of dense primary forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,500 metres.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies

  • Liptena xanthostola xanthostola (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
  • Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901) (Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania: north-west to Kigoma and Mpanda, Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Equateur, Sankuru, Kasai, Lualaba and Maniema)

    • References

    Liptena xanthostola Wikipedia
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