Tetrarhanis ilma

Updated on Dec 30, 2024

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

Tetrarhanis ilma is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

T. i. ilma (Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)

T. i. daltoni (Poulton, 1929) (south-western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

T. i. lathyi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Tanzania)

T. i. ugandae (Stempffer, 1964) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

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