Liptena simplicia
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Liptena simplicia, the simple liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.
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- ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1887
- Liptena
- Butterflies of Africa
- Poritiinae stubs