Liptena opaca

Liptena opaca, the Kirby's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Liptena opaca
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L. opaca
Binomial name
Liptena opaca
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda opaca Kirby, 1890
  • Liptena opaca var. immaculata Grünberg, 1910

Subspecies

  • Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
  • Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
  • Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
  • Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
  • Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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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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