Liptena seyboui

Liptena seyboui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species: L. seyboui
Binomial name
Liptena seyboui
Warren-Gash & Larsen, 2003[1]

Liptena seyboui, the Seybou's ochre liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast and western Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

Etymology

The species is named for Seybou Lingani, a collector working for Haydon Warren-Gash.

References

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


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