Larinopoda aspidos

Larinopoda aspidos
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Larinopoda
Species: L. aspidos
Binomial name
Larinopoda aspidos
Druce, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda latimarginata Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Larinopoda brenda Druce, 1903

Larinopoda aspidos, the Nigerian pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo and Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Larinopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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