Biology:Eresina maesseni

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eresina maesseni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eresina
Species:
E. maesseni
Binomial name
Eresina maesseni
Stempffer, 1956[1]

Eresina maesseni, the Maessen's eresina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of dense, primary forests, including wet and drier forests.

References

  1. Eresina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C.. "Subtribe Liptenina" (DOC). http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liptenina.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5385656 entry