Liptena rubromacula

Liptena rubromacula is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Liptena rubromacula
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L. rubromacula
Binomial name
Liptena rubromacula
Hawker-Smith, 1933[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena rubromacula f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1934

Subspecies

  • Liptena rubromacula rubromacula (Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Kivu, Walikale and west of the Semliki)
  • Liptena rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934 (Uganda: western shore of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)

References

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


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