Falcuna libyssa explained

Falcuna libyssa, the common marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola.^[1] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a canopy.

Adults of both sexes feed at extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae and other creepers.

Subspecies

• Falcuna libyssa libyssa (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• Falcuna libyssa angolensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (northern Angola)
• Falcuna libyssa cameroonica Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Cameroon: except the west, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina . 2012-10-08 . 2014-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308150152/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liptenina.doc . dead .