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Falcuna libyssa

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Falcuna libyssa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Falcuna
Species:
F. libyssa
Binomial name
Falcuna libyssa
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena libyssa Hewitson, 1866

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.

Adults of both sexes feed at extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae and other creepers.

Subspecies

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  • 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)

References

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  1. ^ Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.