Liptena helena

Species of butterfly

Liptena helena

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. helena
Binomial name
*Liptena helena* (H. H. Druce, 1888)^[1]
Synonyms
Pseuderesia helena H. H. Druce, 1888 Durbania erycinoides Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1890

Liptena helena, the red-spot false dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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^ Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina