Obania subvariegata

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

Obania subvariegata, the mimic obania, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The species is associated with tree ants.

Subspecies

Obania subvariegata subvariegata (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic)

Obania subvariegata aliquantum (Druce, 1910) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshopo and Kasai)

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