Liptena homeyeri
Appearance
Liptena homeyeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Liptena |
Species: | L. homeyeri
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Binomial name | |
Liptena homeyeri |
Liptena homeyeri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Subspecies
[edit]- Liptena homeyeri homeyeri (Tanzania: M’pala, northern Zambia, south-eastern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
- Liptena homeyeri straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Angola)
Etymology
[edit]The name honours Alexander von Homeyer
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Liptena homeyeri.
- ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina