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Telipna rothi

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

Telipna rothi, Roth's telipna, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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