Liptena undina
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Liptena undina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Equateur and Sankuru), Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae are associated with ants and will not feed in captivity. They are small, regularly formed, dark sepia and hairy.
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- ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1894
- Liptena
- Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith
- Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby
- Butterflies of Africa
- Poritiinae stubs