Liptena amabilis

Liptena amabilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Liptena amabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. amabilis
Binomial name
Liptena amabilis

Subspecies

  • Liptena amabilis amabilis (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Liptena amabilis nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania: north-west to the shores of Lake Victoria)

References

  1. Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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