Falcuna orientalis

Falcuna orientalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Falcuna
Species:	F. orientalis
Binomial name
	Falcuna orientalis; (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
Synonyms
	Liptena libyssa orientalis Bethune-Baker, 1906; Liptena libyssa var. confluens Grünberg, 1908;

Falcuna orientalis, the oriental marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Falcuna orientalis orientalis (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
Falcuna orientalis bwamba Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Uganda: Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Ituri, Kivu and Maniema)

References

^ Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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[1] Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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