Falcuna libyssa
Falcuna libyssa, the common marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a canopy.
| Falcuna libyssa | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | F. libyssa |
| Binomial name | |
| Falcuna libyssa | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Adults of both sexes feed at extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae and other creepers.
Subspecies
- Falcuna libyssa libyssa (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- Falcuna libyssa angolensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (northern Angola)
- Falcuna libyssa cameroonica Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Cameroon: except the west, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
gollark: Inflammation is where the immune system gets annoyed or something and embiggens a body part.
gollark: What? No. You should immediately maximize politics.
gollark: So you should do so.
gollark: Actually, this is the politics discussion channel.
gollark: US healthcare is an incredibly eldritch hybrid of giant monopolistic companies and accursedly complex regulation.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Falcuna libyssa. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Falcuna libyssa |
- Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.