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Tetrarhanis okwangwo

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Tetrarhanis okwangwo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. okwangwo
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis okwangwo
Larsen, 1998[1]

Tetrarhanis okwangwo, the Okwangwo on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November and January.

References

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  1. ^ Tetrarhanis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina".