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Liptena helena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. helena
Binomial name
Liptena helena (H. H. Druce, 1888)
Synonyms
Pseuderesia helena H. H. Druce, 1888 Durbania erycinoides Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1890

Liptena helena, the red-spot false dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.

References

1. Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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