Liptena simplicia

Liptena simplicia, the simple liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Liptena simplicia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. simplicia
Binomial name
Liptena simplicia
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda albula Druce, 1888
  • Lycaena semilimbata Mabille, 1890

Adults have been recorded feeding from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

References

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


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