Telipna rothi

Telipna rothi
Figures 1 and 2 male, figure 3 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Telipna
Species: T. rothi
Binomial name
Telipna rothi
(Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena rothi Grose-Smith, 1898

Telipna rothi, the Roth's telipna, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria.[2]

The larvae feed on lichens.

References

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


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