Liptena flavicans explained

Liptena flavicans, the large ochreous liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.

Subspecies

• L. f. flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
• L. f. aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
• L. f. katera Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
• L. f. oniens Talbot, 1935 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• L. f. praeusta Schultze, 1917 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liptenina.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina