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Liptena catalina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. catalina
Binomial name
Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)
Synonyms
Pseuderesia catalina Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887

Liptena catalina, the red-patch liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae are possibly associated with ground-dwelling ants.

References

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

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• Butterflies described in 1887
• Liptena
• Butterflies of Africa
• Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith
• Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby
• Poritiinae stubs