Torbenia

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Poritiinae
Similar Micropentila, Aethiopana, Tetrarhanis

Torbenia is a genus of butterfly, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The five species were formerly placed in Ornipholidotos.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)

Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969)

Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000

Torbenia stempfferi Collins & Larsen, 2000

Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000

References

Torbenia Wikipedia

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