Leptotes terrenus

Leptotes terrenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Leptotes
Species: L. terrenus
Binomial name
Leptotes terrenus
(Joicey & Talbot, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntarucus terrenus Joicey & Talbot, 1926

Leptotes terrenus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on São Tomé Island off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leptotes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)

Further reading

  • Joicey, J.J. and Talbot, G. 1926a. New forms of Lepidoptera from the island of Sao Thome, West Africa. Entomologist 59: 220–226.


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