Liptena flavicans

Liptena flavicans, the large ochreous liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.

Liptena flavicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Liptena
Species:
L. flavicans
Binomial name
Liptena flavicans
Synonyms
  • Pentila flavicans Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891
  • Liptena flavicans var. praeusta Schultze, 1917

Subspecies
  • L. f. flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
  • L. f. aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
  • L. f. katera Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
  • L. f. oniens Talbot, 1935 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • L. f. praeusta Schultze, 1917 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
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References
  1. Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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