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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Larinopoda lircaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Larinopoda
Species:
L. lircaea
Binomial name
Larinopoda lircaea
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda lycaenoides Butler, 1871
  • Larinopoda hermansi Aurivillius, 1896
  • Larinopoda spuma Druce, 1910
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenica Strand, 1914
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. alenicola Strand, 1914
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. benitonis Strand, 1914
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. makomensis Strand, 1914
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. simekoa Strand, 1914
  • Larinopoda lircaea ab. bibundica Strand, 1914
  • Larynopoda lircaea var. innocentia Gaede, 1916

Adults are attracted to extrafloral nectaries.

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


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