Falcuna orientalis
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| Falcuna orientalis (Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1]
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Falcuna orientalis, the oriental marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Subspecies
- Falcuna orientalis orientalis (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Falcuna orientalis bwamba Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Uganda: Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Ituri, Kivu and Maniema)
References
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- ^ Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina