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Liptena opaca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. opaca
Binomial name
Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)
Synonyms
Larinopoda opaca Kirby, 1890 Liptena opaca var. immaculata Grünberg, 1910

Liptena opaca, the Kirby's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
• Liptena opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
• Liptena opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
• Liptena opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
• Liptena opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

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

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• Butterflies of Africa
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