Falcuna synesia

Falcuna synesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Falcuna
Species:
F. synesia
Binomial name
Falcuna synesia
(Hulstaert, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena synesia Hulstaert, 1924
  • Falcuna synesia f. landana Stempffer and Bennett, 1963

Falcuna synesia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Falcuna synesia synesia (Angola: Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe)
  • Falcuna synesia fusca Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Cameroon, Central African Republic)
  • Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini and Bioko)

References

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  1. ^ Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.


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