Larinopoda lagyra

Larinopoda lagyra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Larinopoda
Species:	L. lagyra
Binomial name
	Larinopoda lagyra; (Hewitson, 1866)
Synonyms
	Liptena lagyra Hewitson, 1866; Larinopoda lara Staudinger, 1892; Larinopoda emilia Suffert, 1904; Larinopoda lagyra gyrala Suffert, 1904; Larinopoda emilia ab. punctata Druce, 1910; Larinopoda lagyra emilia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1953;

Larinopoda lagyra, the white pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Larinopoda lagyra lagyra (south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, North Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)
Larinopoda lagyra reducta Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)

References

^ Larinopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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[1] Larinopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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