Larinopoda eurema

Larinopoda eurema, the western pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Larinopoda eurema
Kakum National park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Larinopoda
Species:
L. eurema
Binomial name
Larinopoda eurema
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phytala eurema Plötz, 1880
  • Larinopoda varipes Kirby, 1887
  • Liptena libussa Staudinger, 1888

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


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