Larinopoda lagyra

Larinopoda lagyra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Larinopoda
Species:
L. lagyra
Binomial name
Larinopoda lagyra
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena lagyra Hewitson, 1866
  • Larinopoda lara Staudinger, 1892
  • Larinopoda emilia Suffert, 1904
  • Larinopoda lagyra gyrala Suffert, 1904
  • Larinopoda emilia ab. punctata Druce, 1910
  • Larinopoda lagyra emilia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1953

Larinopoda lagyra, the white pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Larinopoda lagyra lagyra (south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)
  • Larinopoda lagyra reducta Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)

References

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  1. ^ Larinopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.


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