Larinopoda lagyra
| Larinopoda lagyra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Larinopoda |
| Species: | L. lagyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Larinopoda lagyra (Hewitson, 1866)[1] | |
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Larinopoda lagyra, the White Pierid Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Larinopoda lagyra lagyra (south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)
- Larinopoda lagyra reducta Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba)
References
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