Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Rank Subfamily | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera | |
Similar Miletinae, Curetis, Aricia nicias, Lachnocnema, Liptena | ||
Lipteninae is a butterfly subfamily within the family Lycaenidae, whose members are also known as gossamer-winged butterflies. They are found in the Afrotropical ecozone. Some taxonomists rank Lipteninae as tribe Liptenini of subfamily Poritiinae.
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