Falcuna campimus

Falcuna campimus, the scarce marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and possibly Sierra Leone.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Falcuna campimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Falcuna
Species:
F. campimus
Binomial name
Falcuna campimus
(Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larinopoda campimus Holland, 1890
  • Liptena campimus var. dilatata Schultze, 1923

Subspecies
  • Falcuna campimus campimus (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, possibly Sierra Leone)
  • Falcuna campimus dilatata (Schultze, 1923) (southern Cameroon, Gabon)

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


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