Liptena xanthostola

Liptena xanthostola
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. xanthostola
Binomial name
	Liptena xanthostola; (Holland, 1890)
Synonyms
	Teriomima xanthostola Holland, 1890; Liptena xantha coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933; Teriomima xantha Grose-Smith, 1901;

Liptena xanthostola, the yellow liptena, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,500 metres.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

Subspecies

Liptena xanthostola xanthostola (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
Liptena xanthostola xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901) (Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania: north-west to Kigoma and Mpanda, Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Equateur, Sankuru, Kasai, Lualaba and Maniema)

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