Liptena submacula

Liptena submacula
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. submacula
Binomial name
Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903[1]

Liptena submacula, the Lathy's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies[]

• L. s. submacula (southern Nigeria)
• L. s. liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)
• L. s. maesseni Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Ghana: Volta Region)
• L. s. tringa Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ashanti)

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