Liptena ferrymani

Liptena ferrymani, the Ferryman's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, drier forests and gallery forests.

Liptena ferrymani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Liptena
Species:
L. ferrymani
Binomial name
Liptena ferrymani
Synonyms
  • Pentila ferrymani Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891

Subspecies
  • Liptena ferrymani ferrymani (Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan)
  • Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964 (Guinea, northern Ivory Coast)
  • Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003 (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea)

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


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