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Liptena ilaro

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Liptena ilaro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. ilaro
Binomial name
Liptena ilaro
Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974[1]

Liptena ilaro, the Ilaro liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Nigeria (the now destroyed Ilaro Forest).[2] The habitat consists of dry forests.

References

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