Liptena decipiens

Liptena decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. decipiens
Binomial name
	Liptena decipiens; (Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
	Teriomima decipiens Kirby, 1890; Teriomima leucostola Holland, 1890; Liptena decipiens cameroona Bethune-Baker, 1926; Liptena citronensis Bethune-Baker, 1926;

Liptena decipiens, the deceptive liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Liptena decipiens decipiens (Nigeria, western Cameroon)
Liptena decipiens etoumbi Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Congo, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Liptena decipiens leucostola (Holland, 1890) (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Equateur, Kinshasa and Sankuru)

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