Liptena orubrum

Liptena orubrum, the large black liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Liptena orubrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. orubrum
Binomial name
Liptena orubrum
(Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia o-rubrum Holland, 1890
  • Liptena daemon Druce, 1910
  • Pseuderesia tripunctata Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894

Subspecies
  • Liptena orubrum orubrum (southern and eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Liptena orubrum teroana Talbot, 1935 (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Liptena orubrum tripunctata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)

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


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