Larinopoda lircaea

Larinopoda lircaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Larinopoda
Species:	L. lircaea
Binomial name
Larinopoda lircaea (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Larinopoda lycaenoides Butler, 1871 Larinopoda hermansi Aurivillius, 1896 Larinopoda spuma Druce, 1910 Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenica Strand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenicola Strand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. benitonis Strand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. makomensis Strand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. simekoa Strand, 1914 Larinopoda lircaea ab. bibundica Strand, 1914 Larynopoda lircaea var. innocentia Gaede, 1916

Larinopoda lircaea, the cream pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa and Kinshasa), Sudan and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to extrafloral nectaries.

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