Liptena simplicia

Liptena simplicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. simplicia
Binomial name
Liptena simplicia
Möschler, 1887[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda albula Druce, 1888
  • Lycaena semilimbata Mabille, 1890

Liptena simplicia, the Simple Liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

References

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