Larinopoda tera: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Larinopoda tera

Larinopoda tera is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.

The larvae feed on lichens growing on tree trunks.

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