Obania subvariegata
Species of butterfly
| Mimic obania | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Obania |
| Species: | O. subvariegata |
| Binomial name | |
| Obania subvariegata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)[1] | |
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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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