Liptena ferrymani

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Liptena ferrymani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

Subspecies[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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