Mimic obania
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Obania
Species:
O. subvariegata
Binomial name
Obania subvariegata
Synonyms
  • Liptena subvariegata Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
  • Liptena subvariegata aliquantum Druce, 1910

Obania subvariegata, the mimic obania, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The species is associated with tree ants.

Subspecies

  • Obania subvariegata subvariegata (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic)
  • Obania subvariegata aliquantum (Druce, 1910) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshopo and Kasai)

References

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


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