Tetrarhanis okwangwo

Tetrarhanis okwangwo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species: T. okwangwo
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis okwangwo
Larsen, 1998[1]

Tetrarhanis okwangwo, the Okwangwo on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November and January.

References

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


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