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Tetrarhanis ilala

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Tetrarhanis ilala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. ilala
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis ilala
(Riley, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena diversa ilala Riley, 1929
  • Liptena (Tetrarhanis) etoumbi Stempffer, 1964

Tetrarhanis ilala is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

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  • Tetrarhanis ilala ilala (southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Tetrarhanis ilala etoumbi (Stempffer, 1964) (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

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  1. ^ Tetrarhanis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina