Larinopoda lircaea: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Larinopoda
Species
Larinopoda lircaea
Scientific Name
Larinopoda lircaea

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Larinopoda lircaea

Larinopoda lircaea, the cream pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe, Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa and Kinshasa), Sudan and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to extrafloral nectaries.

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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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Larinopoda lircaea
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