Liptena undina
| Liptena undina | |
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| Liptena undina figures 6, 7 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Liptena |
| Species: | L. undina |
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| Liptena undina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)[1] | |
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Liptena undina is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Equateur and Sankuru), Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae are associated with ants and will not feed in captivity. They are small, regularly formed, dark sepia and hairy.
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